You don't know what you're doing. You're just hoping that people won't make fun of you. I had no idea how it would turn out.

A writer must say yes to life.

You don't know what you're doing. You're just hoping that people won't make fun of you. I had no idea how it would turn out.

In the West, a teacher imparts knowledge to a student. In the East, a teacher transmits nothing more or less than his or her Being.

I came out with a book called The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language. It's a book that describes how writing is a practice and how my teaching is part of that practice. I direct the writing and create books but underneath, there's always the river of practice happening. No good, no bad. Just do it.

Anything we fully do is an alone journey.

Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I'm sorry there are no true excuses. This is our life. Step forward. Maybe it's only for ten minutes. That's okay. To write feels better than all the excuses.