It is kind of ridiculous that a poet is expected to live in the real world.
If I don't stay in and write, I feel like a prisoner.
There are times when I can't believe how much ridiculous stuff happens to me and how brilliant it is to be in a position to write about it.
The Baby Name book can be a very dangerous tool in the hands of a prolific author.
Life is too short to dwell in the negativity all the time.
Last night, I was a mad man searching for a whiff of your fragrance. The stars and the moon even laughed at me.
The way to write is to throw your body at the mark when all your arrows are spent.
As an author I'm in my head all day and I worry that I lose touch with reality. But then my dog pees on my shoe and I know I've found it again.
Use all this life to make yourself a great writer, thoughtful and kind, slowly, surely over the years.
Don't be timid. You're a writer, use your role, test it, make something of it. These are decisive times, everything is turning upside down. Participate, be present.
If typos are God's way of keeping a writer humble, plot holes certainly keeps one on their knees.
It's better to be remembered for what you said, not what you earned.
Life is a book. There are many pages to be written.
Language is a tool for communicating and not a barrier to writing
It is a long journey, not just as a writer, but as a human being. Take nothing and no one for granted, be humble always, be kind especially when it's difficult and never forget the place where you cam...
All the best writers take risks, offend people often and say fuck you to the critics.
Writing is more about telling other peoples' stories than your own
While writing is like a joyful release, editing is a prison where the bars are my former intentions and the abusive warden my own neuroticism.
Don't ever rely on one job, business contact, etc for your main source of income. Receive multiple sources of income for success.
Some of my greatest successes in business are simply the result of taking huge, calculated risks.
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