It hurts like hell when the world won't invest in you. But it's excruciating, almost more than you can bear, when you don't believe and invest in yourself.

Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.

The heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union; the heart of the mystical union is an experience of creativity.

You are on the look out for experience, strength, and hope. You want to hear from the horse's mouth exactly how disappointments have been survived. It helps to know that the greats have had hard times too and that your own hard times merely make you part of the club.

Pray to catch the bus, then run as fast as you can.

We have this idea that we need to be in the mood to write. We don't.

Did you write today? Then you're a writer today.