Poetry Is A Dumb Buddha Who Thinks

In The Middle Of The World, Make One Positive Step. In The Center Of Chaos, Make One Definitive Act. Just Write.

I Have Students That I Tell, "if Your Book Doesn't Sell Or You Can't Publish It, Write Another Book. Quit Sitting Around." The Publishing World Is A Business, But It's Not Any Big Deal. An Editor Is Not Your Guru. Your Agent Is Not Your Guru.

To Stay Close And Intimate With Experience Is To Stay Close To The Mind; The Nitty Gritty Mind Of The Way Things Really Are.

Play Around. Dive Into Absurdity And Write. Take Chances. You Will Succeed If You Are Fearless Of Failure.

The Only Failure In Writing Is When You Stop Doing It. Then You Fail Yourself.