We are told we must choose - the old or the new. In fact, we must choose both. What is a life if not a series of negotiations between the old and the new?
It's hard not to be afraid. Be less afraid.
In the valley of sorrow, spread your wings.
Literature usually begets literature.
Nobody ever discovered ugliness through photographs. But many, through photographs, have discovered beauty.
The best emotions to write out of are anger and fear or dread. The least energizing emotion to write out of is admiration. It is very difficult to write out of because the basic feeling that goes with admiration is a passive contemplative mood.