“It's easier in an urban world to cast the blame outward. So I've learned a lot about my own process in that way.” WorldWayProcessMy OwnEasierBlameCastsI've LearnedUrban Author:Dani Shapiro
“When I was starting out there was no Internet, there wasn't this sense that you could be connected to other writers around the world. And that created a kind of innocence, or parochial quality, even in NYC.” WorldKindQualityInternetStartingConnectedAround The WorldInnocenceStarting OutNyc Author:Dani Shapiro
“The Internet and all its lures are much, much harder than anything I've ever encountered. If you're writing on a computer, the very instrument you're writing on is already tainted by the world out there in all its permutations.” IfsWorldWritingInternetComputerHarderInstrumentsLureTainted Author:Dani Shapiro
“You have to believe in yourself before the world has given you any indication that you should believe in yourself as a writer.” WorldShouldBelieveGivenBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouIndication Author:Dani Shapiro
“When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The whole world seems to shimmer when I find the words. My mind quiets.” IfsWorldFeelsMindBookEndsWholeSeemsUniverseSupportWhole WorldHalfwaySupport MeShimmer Author:Dani Shapiro
“The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself. To be gentle with oneself. To look at the world without blinders on. To observe and withstand what one sees. To be disciplined, and at the same time, take risks. To be willing to fail - not just once, but again and again, over the course of a lifetime.” WorldWritingLooksCoursesAbilityDealsFailingRiskWillingEmpathyLifetimeOneselfPersistenceGentleRejectionWillingnessOpennessAgain And AgainWriting LifeBlinders Book:Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life Source: Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life
