Sign in with Facebook
“But it’s what I call “The Valley Filled with Clouds” technique. You’re at the edge of the valley, and there is a church steeple, and there is a tree, and there is a rocky outcrop, but the rest of it is mist. But you know that because they exist, there must be ways of getting from one to the other that you cannot see. And so you start the journey. And when I write, I write a draft entirely for myself, just to walk the valley and find out what the book is going to be all about.”
― A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
― A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
“More than half the skill of writing lies in tricking the book out of your own head.”
― A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction
― A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction
“It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness of the universe. Everything beautiful in the world is within you. No one really feels self-confident deep down because it's an artificial idea. Really, people aren't that worried about what you're doing or what you're saying, so you can drift around the world relatively anonymously: you must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from that idea that people are watching you.”
―
―
Eirena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Eirena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
505 books
|
254 friends
641 books
|
428 friends
30 books
|
4 friends
141 books
|
7 friends
240 books
|
132 friends
45 books
|
886 friends
0 books
|
101 friends
26 books
|
10 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Eirena
Lists liked by Eirena
