I consider writing a legitimate Zen practice.

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.

Handwriting is more connected to the movement of the heart.

We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded.

I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it.

This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don't wait.

Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.

Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest.

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.

Some things need to be believed to be seen.

We've all got a black book of missed opportunities.

Looking at scenes of nature, for even a short while, can help us become more insightful, more creative, and more productive.

The Socratic manner is not a game at which two can play.

I got a hotel room at New York New York in Las Vegas and I was very happy. They've got that rollercoaster encircling the entire premises, just like Manhattan.

You will never solve the American problems just by printing money.

I'm reading and trying to find a television show that I really like, so I can start really working again and gain some momentum.

In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.