As Writers We Need To

Poetry Is A Dumb Buddha Who Thinks A Donkey Is As Important As A Diamond.

In The Past Few Years I've Assigned Books To Be Read Before A Student Attends One Of My Weeklong Seminars. I Have Been Astonished By How Few People -- People Who Supposedly Want To Write -- Read Books, And If They Read Them, How Little They Examine Them.

Because I've Been Doing My Practice For So Long, I Knew What To Do Even Under Really Hard Circumstances.

We Walk Through So Many Myths Of Each Other And Ourselves; We Are So Thankful When Someone Sees Us For Who We Are And Accepts Us.

The Things That Make You A Functional Citizen In Society - Manners, Discretion, Cordiality - Don't Necessarily Make You A Good Writer. Writing Needs Raw Truth, Wants Your Suffering And Darkness On The Table, Revels In A Cutting Mind That Takes No Prisoners.