Write about something you don't know. And don't be scared, ever.
What's interesting about writing is the invention, the creative thing. Writing about myself is a yawn.
Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.
It was a fine cry - loud and long - but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.