And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.
Close your eyes and look inside, A mirror shines within; To find where you are going, First see where you have been.
Enter the writing process with a childlike sense of wonder and discovery. Let it surprise you.
Don't search for inspiration when you have a task to do; Just start your work and you will see that it will soon find you.
Get yourself a notebook and write in it EVERY night for two weeks. Then stop if you can. If you can't, you're a writer.
A poem is a spider web Spun with words of wonder, Woven lace held in place By whispers made of thunder.
The greatest reward for a children's author is in knowing that our efforts might stir the minds and hearts of young readers with a vision and wonder of the world and themselves that may be new to them or reveal something already familiar in new and enlightening ways.
There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse.
To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.
People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.
I never worry about action, but only inaction.