"Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier."
"There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly good happiness."
"Every advantage is temporary."
"Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it."
"How to Write a PoemCatch the airaround the butterfly."
"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."
"The Four Stages of Writer’s BlockW.B. Stage I: I want to write but I can’t.W.B. Stage II: I have to write but I can’t. W.B. Stage I: I don’t want to write but I have to.W.B. Stage I: I don’t have time for writing … and, honestly, I don’t feel like writing."
"If truth doesn't set you free, generosity of spirit will."
"Impatience kills quickly."
"Writing poetry is supernatural. Or, it should be."
"Lineation can make your break your poems."
"If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it."
"I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven."
"Mental clarity ain't for the faint of heart."
"If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering."
"If you can't feel anything, it doesn't mean it's not hurting."
"The ultimate goal of writing is forgiveness."
"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."
"Poetry is a connection to a change within you."
"As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing."
"Writing to impress others is the surest path to pretentious mediocrity."
"Having love and not giving it is just as difficult as not having love and needing it"
"Be nice to your children. They may grow up to be writers."
"Being safe doesn't mean you won't be sorry."