Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake... Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is; nor how valuable it is; nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep directly open to and aware of the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction; a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don't do it. A perfect prescription for a squandered, unfulfilled life is to accommodate self-defeating feelings while undercutting your finest, most productive ones. It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. We each define our god, and from this definition, we set the criteria for self-love Only those who attempt the absurd...will achieve the impossible. I think...I think it's in my basement... Let me go upstairs and check. Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye. | 
