Writing to impress others is the surest path to pretentious mediocrity.
Being safe doesn't mean you won't be sorry.
Impatience kills quickly.
Every advantage is temporary.
If truth doesn't set you free, generosity of spirit will.
Writing poetry is supernatural. Or, it should be.
Unfortunately, nothing can protect you from the thoughts in your own head.
Your own guilt is your own fault.
The ultimate goal of writing is forgiveness.
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.
Poetry is a connection to a change within you.
Learning to live on less pride has been a great investment in my future.
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.
If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.
I want to do a good job living today.
Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it.
Having love and not giving it is just as difficult as not having love and needing it
Mental clarity ain't for the faint of heart.
As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing.
If you can't feel anything, it doesn't mean it's not hurting.