Tristine Rainer > Quotes

“You can even invoke dreams, nourish them, and regulate their quantity. For example, to stimulate dreaming, before you go to sleep tell yourself: “I want to remember my dreams,” or address the dream directly, “Dreaming Self, send me a dream,” or use whatever phrase feels comfortable to you. If you invoke dreams for three nights in a row, generally you will recall a dream by the fourth night. I repeat my phrase three times just to make”
― Tristine Rainer, The New Diary: How to Use a Journal for Self-Guidance and Expanded Creativity

“The term "finding your voice" suggests it has been lost. And I suppose for many educated people it has been. They have learned to write the King's English, but since they aren't the king, it's a kind of ventriloquism.”
― Tristine Rainer, Your Life As Story By Rainer Tristine