you must not come lightly to the blank page.
The soil of a man’s heart is stonier; a man grows what he can and tends it.
In both writing and sleeping, we learn to be physically still at the same time we are encouraging our minds to unlock from the humdrum rational thinking of our daytime lives.
I'm not making an enemy; I'm keepin' one.
no knowledge obtained without risk
The only [working] ritual is making tea. I use the loose leaves and drink it by the gallon.