Self-expression Without Craft Is For Toddlers.

And I Don't Think That Success Is Going To Destroy Me At This Point In My Life, Like I Used To Think.

I Couldn't Listen To Music With Lyrics For The First Few Months After The Brain Surgery, Because They Were Too Complex And Disturbing. So I Listened To A Lot Of Classical Music. I Didn't Really Want To Read, Either, So I Listened To Books On Tape Or Watched Movies. I Also Re-taught Myself All Of My Childhood Piano Pieces. It Helped Me Repair My Brain.

I Have Learned To Be Steady In My Course Of Love, Or Fear, Or Loneliness, Rather Than Impulsive In Its Wasting, Either Lyrically Or Emotionally.

The Key To Change Is To Let Go Of Fear.

There's Always That Moment When You Realize What It's Going To Be. You Might Have An Overarching Theme And You Need To Fill In The Blanks - And Then There's This "aha" Moment When You See Where It's Going. That's The Most Satisfying Part Of Writing.