“Anybody who’s worked in education understands that writing is a tremendous tool for self reflection. It’s where we really learn.”
“Writing slows us down, and it really pins the thought down onto the page so you can then examine it, and you can really think about: ‘Is that the right word?’ ”
“You’re really opening up your work for someone else to come inside it with you.”
“If you can think about the words that you use—whether they’re spoken or written—as an invitation, as a conversation, as a way to build community around your work, then all the other kind of self-consciousness tends to fall away because it’s like a conversation between interested friends.”
“Creativity is what helps us stay buoyant when things are turbulent.”
“When you’re an artist you connect with people one to one, one by one, and it’s the quality of that connection that’s important.”
“You can take your stats and stick them where the sun don’t shine. I made someone cry today in a good way. Happy tears. So that to me is all about connecting with people because that’s what art is about.”