Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to do it

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

I consider writing a legitimate Zen practice.

To stay close and intimate with experience is to stay close to the mind; the nitty gritty mind of the way things really are.

When you write, don't say, "I'm going to write a poem." That attitude will freeze you right away. Sit down with the least expectation of yourself; say, "I am free to write the worst junk in the world."

We shouldn't forget that the universe moves with us, is at our back with everything we do.

So even though I couldn't bear writing about cancer, I faced it every day.