Writing is not a McDonald's Hamburger.

It used to be with chocolate. I would put chocolate in my studio and say, "You know, Nat, there's this chocolate you can have if you get over there." And usually if I got over there, I would start writing. Sometimes I need get out of the house and go to a café and write. Sometimes I'll write with other friends to get myself going. And sometimes I just say "Ok, Nat, enough. Go one hour. Keep your hand going." I'll do whatever it takes.

Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.

One poem or story doesn't matter one way or the other. It's the process of writing and life that matters.

Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath.

Writing can teach us the dignity of speaking the truth.

Ultimately, writing is about trusting your own mind. It is an act of discovery.