"Zen in the Art of Writing" Quotes
A collection of essays that delves into the creative process and offers insights and advice on writing.
writing | 158 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies.
You fail only if you stop writing.
Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.
The story of your life is your life. Your life is your story. The adventure ahead of you is the adventure within you.
Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces together.
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.
Every morning I tell myself: Write recklessly today. You can play it safe tomorrow.
Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.
