We must remember that everything is ordinary and extraordinary. It is our minds that either open or close.

My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal.

When I wrote and got out of the way, writing did writing.” (p.90)

Use loneliness. Its ache creates urgency to reconnect with the world. Take that aching and use it to propel you deeper into your need for expression - to speak, to say who you are.

Read books. They are good for us.

Women need space and silence. We too quickly give away our energy. There's something about holding that richness.

Literature gives us the great gift of the present moment.