“My deepest belief is that to live as if we're dying can set us free. Dying people teach you to pay attention and to forgive and not to sweat the small things.” PeopleIfsBeliefPayAttentionTeachDyingForgivingPay AttentionSweatSmall Things Book:Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Source: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtIdeasWholePayAttentionCreativeMagicGeniusNotionYesterdayPay AttentionSmall ThingsCreative People Author:Bell Hooks
“Humans are a young species, and my little life abides in a very big place, where epochs glide by as swiftly as the mongoose. And strangely enough, when we put our human concerns into their proper, small place, we can turn our attention completely to the small things. To a cricket hidden in a crack of lava. To each other.” HumansLittlesEnoughBigsYoungTurnsAttentionConcernSpeciesCracksCricketSmall ThingsLavaSmall PlacesMongoose Author:Sallie Tisdale