As a writer, I'm not convinced that we are the best equipped to understand how we go about the business of literary production.

If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

To find a mountain path all by oneself gives a greater feeling of strength than to take a path that is shown.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Desire outweighs footwork when it comes to crashing the glass

It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.

Anyone can get a job, but do you have a purpose?

If you are in a bad relationship with anyone else, it is because you are in a bad relationship with yourself.

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.

The summer demands and takes away too much. /But night, the reserved, the reticent, gives more than it takes

To catch any fish, give it what it eats.

I will show you all the ways in which you are easy to love.

'Green Garden' is about beauty and joy and lush green and dance and excitement and smiling from within.

Writing is a mode of agency in the world that is different from mere employment. There has to be some sort of ethical or moral drive, even if you are unaware of it.

Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you.

One smart reader is worth a thousand boneheads.

I'm a pretty basic surfer.

I never back down and I never quit!

When you miss the target, never in history has it been the target's fault. Ya gotta take responsibility!

Beyond 100,000 lines of code, you should probably be coding in Ada.