It is the use of creativity which heals the creative wound.

Enthusiasm is not an emotional state. It is a spiritual commitment, a loving surrender to our creative process. Enthusiasm - from the Greek, filled with God - is an ongoing energy supply tapped into the flow of life itself.

... success or failure, the truth of a life really has little to do with its quality. The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

I am what I am again: a writer. I have metabolized the injury into art.

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

Often it is tenacity, not talent, that rules the day.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.