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“Jesus said, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.”
― Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice

“Putting words onto paper—when it is done as an honest act of search or connection, rather than as an act of manipulation, performance, self-aggrandizement or self-protection—is a holy act.”
― Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice

“Writing is an animal that lives in the soul. It must not be whipped into doing tricks. It is not a circus animal. It can be fierce, but it is not malevolent. It can be playful, but it is not without wisdom. Above all, it is wild. A wild animal has to sleep sometimes. This is a time of deep sleep for my writing.”
― Pat Schneider, Writing Alone and with Others

“If I am an artist, I have a vocation. As one drawn to a lover or called to a religious mission, I go to my work—my writing—because it is essential to my happiness.”
― Pat Schneider, Writing Alone and with Others