Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

As a writer, I find holidays often disturbing, not liberating, in their disruption of tempo, their open-ended time.

When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God: good, orderly direction.

Art is an act of the soul, not the intellect. When we are dealing with people's dreams - their visions, really - we are in the realm of the sacred. We are involved with forces and energies larger than our own. We are engaged in a sacred transaction of which we know only a little: the shadow, not the shape.

My will for you is not harsh or unpleasant. It is gentle and perfectly tailored to your unique needs. Do not fear my direction. I am your heart's happiest guide.

Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush to the page trying to get something down in the little bit of fragment of time that you have, and you may write a great deal that way.

When we stop playing God, God can play through us.