I Know Many Lives Worth Living.

You Only Have To Let The Soft Animal Of Your Body Love What It Loves.

I Decided Very Early That I Wanted To Write. But I Didn't Think Of It As A Career. I Didn't Even Think Of It As A Profession... It Was The Most Exciting Thing, The Most Powerful Thing, The Most Wonderful Thing To Do With My Life.

Every Adjective And Adverb Is Worth Five Cents. Every Verb Is Worth Fifty Cents.

But How Did You Come Burning Down Like A Wild Needle, Knowing Just Where My Heart Was?

It Doesn't Have To Be The Blue Iris, It Could Be Weeds In A Vacant Lot, Or A Few Small Stones; Just Pay Attention, Then Patch A Few Words Together And Don't Try To Make Them Elaborate, This Isn't A Contest But The Doorway Into Thanks, And A Silence In Which Another Voice May Speak.