Exercise often moves us straight from stagnation to inspiration, from problem to solution, from self-pity to self-respect.

When we write about our lives we respond to them. As we respond to them we are rendered more fluid, more centered, more agile on our own behalf. We are tendered conscious.

Your mood doesn't really matter. Some of the best creative work gets done on the days when you feel that everything you're doing is just plain junk.

I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.

It is all too easy as an artist to allow the shape of our career to be dictated to us by others. We can so easily wait to be chosen. Such passivity invites despair. To remain healthy and vital, artists must stay proactive in their own behalf.

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

You are asked to keep a ledger - a small notebook will do - of money in and money out. Counting brings clarity, and clarity is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity.