The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.

In writing with detail, you are turning to face the world. It is a deeply political act, because you are not staying in the heat of your own emotions. You are offering up some good solid bread for the hungry.

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.

Creativity exists in the present moment. You can't find it anywhere else.

Use original detail in your writing. Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are, you hardly need anything else.

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

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.