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

Leap, and the net appears.

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

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

Doubt comes to the door in darkness, pretending to be alone and in need of your compassionate ear. But if you let him in, he'll bring his friends.

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.

Pivotal to a happy writing life is a practice of daily personal writing.