Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don't keep space in your head for writing, you won't write even if you have the time.
Impatience kills quickly.
Writing to impress others is the surest path to pretentious mediocrity.
As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing.
Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier.
Learning to live on less pride has been a great investment in my future.
Being safe doesn't mean you won't be sorry.
Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it.
Be nice to your children. They may grow up to be writers.
I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.
If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it.
If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.
If you can't feel anything, it doesn't mean it's not hurting.
Lineation can make your break your poems.
The ultimate goal of writing is forgiveness.
Having love and not giving it is just as difficult as not having love and needing it
Writing poetry is supernatural. Or, it should be.
The practice of forgiveness is very much like the practice of meditation. You have to do it often and persist at it in order to be any good.
Unfortunately, nothing can protect you from the thoughts in your own head.
Poetry is a connection to a change within you.
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