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“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.”
― The Road
― The Road
“You'll always lose when you play someone else's game.”
― Eat a Peach
― Eat a Peach
“Recovering alcoholics talk about needing to hit rock bottom before they are able to climb out. The paradox for the workaholic is that rock bottom is the top of whatever profession they're in.”
― Eat a Peach
― Eat a Peach
“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure.They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.”
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
“Do you need someone to make you a paper badge with the word WRITER on it before you can believe you are one? God, I hope not.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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