There is nothing in the world harder than doubting yourself.
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The only inspiration I can find in Douglas’s story – or in anyone’s, for that matter – is if I understand that he drew from the same well of genius and inspiration from which anyone and everyone can draw.
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I think all the questions around writing and money really come down to this: Can I make a living doing something I would happily do for free?
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To be allowed in to this party, I can’t complain about it or want it to be different; I have to just accept it, accept all of it, including that part of it called Me.
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Pithiness by itself is not deceit, though it must by its nature leave a certain amount unsaid.
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I was someone who had not yet given himself permission to dive fully into this subject, and that resistance, that self-rejection, was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.
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The fullness of our stories is found in the telling.
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Why wasn’t anybody in that room happy?
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Love is both an experience and expression.
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Fear is fantastically unbiased. It can be applied to anything at all.
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All writing is driven by curiosity that will lead you to some doorway you’ve resisted opening.
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Isn’t it possible that we deserve everything we hear, even the worst and cruelest insults?
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How much friendlier the world seemed when I did not ask it to make me happy.
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I needed to understand where the challenges of being human overlapped with the challenges of writing.
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If you knew you were just fine as you were, would you still get up before the kids to write every morning?
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Love is creation’s only companion.
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A new idea changes me a little, even if that idea is only a sentence.
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An obstacle can look pretty damn real in my mind where only I can see it and where only I’m navigating it.
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If I want change and growth in my life, then I absolutely must look for it in every corner of my experience.
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If I doubt there are any ideas worth sharing, I’ll get none.
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