I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.

Left to it's own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are.

Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.

Writing is like listening to a melody line in my head. Note by note, it knows where it wants to go. I follow it and lay it down. I can pare it, shape it, and polish it later...My job is to take down the dribs and drabs - to free-associate, if you will, knowing that the associations have their own plans for where we're going with all this.

Writing is an act of cherishing... It is an act of love.

In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.

Any little bit of experimenting in self-nurturance is very frightening for most of us.