Have compassion for yourself when you write. There is no failure - just a big field to wander in.

We should notice that we are already supported at every moment. There is the earth below our feet and there is the air, filling our lungs and emptying them. We should begin from this when we need support.

Because I've been doing my practice for so long, I knew what to do even under really hard circumstances.

keep your hand moving

In a way, the cancer became an ally because it stopped me from running around so much. I was able to settle down and write things I hadn't had a chance to before.

As writers we need to crack open language.

Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, or drop a jar of applesauce.