Creativity occurs in the moment, and in the moment we are timeless.

You are either losing your mind -- or gaining your soul.

The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all. . . Fear is what blocks an artist. The fear of not being good enough. The fear of not finishing. The fear of failure and of success. The fear of beginning at all.

Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.

Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. As creative channels, we need to trust the darkness.

There is a treadmill quality to workaholism.