Indefinite plans get dubious results.

This is what metaphor is. It is not saying that an ant is an elephant. Perhaps; both are alive. No. Metaphor is saying the ant is an elephant. Now, logically speaking, I know there is a difference. If you put elephants and ants before me, I believe that every time I will correctly identify the elephant and the ant. So metaphor must come from a very different place than that of the logical, intelligent mind. It comes from a place that is very courageous, willing to step out of our preconceived ways of seeing things and open so large that it can see the oneness in an ant and in an elephant.

I honor English majors. It's a dumb thing to major in. It leads nowhere. It's good to be dumb, it allows us to love something for no reason. That's the best kind of love.

Writing can teach us the dignity of speaking the truth.

I don't know anything but writing practice, and so what I really do is direct that energy as if it were flowing down a river.

Really you don't need more information. If you've lived twenty years, you probably have enough material for the rest of your life

Whether you're keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it's the same thing. What's important is you're having a relationship with your mind.