“Poetry is its own medium; it's very different than writing prose. Poetry can talk in an imagistic sense; it has particular ways of catching an environment.” WayWritingDifferentEnvironmentParticularMediumsProsePoetry IsCatchingProse Poetry Author:Story Musgrave
“In some sense, prose fiction is just a way of unlocking a space. If I can unlock the space, it comes out and it's vivid, I find that I care about it, and it's part of me.” IfsWayI CanCareSpaceFictionProseI CareVividUnlocking Author:Ben Marcus
“I've seen plays that are, objectively, total messes that move me in ways that their tidier brethren do not. That's the romantic mystery of great theater. Translating this ineffability into printable prose is a challenge that can never be fully met.” WayPlayMovingChallengesMysteryMetsTheaterMessProseTranslateBrethren Author:Ben Brantley
“If you know that everything comes from the mind, don't become attached. Once attached, you're unaware. But once you see your own nature, the entire Canon becomes so much prose. It's thousands of sutras and shastras only amount to a clear mind. Understanding comes in midsentence. What good are doctrines? The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way. The Way is wordless. Words are illusions. . . . Don't cling to appearances, and you'll break through all barriers. . . .” IfsKnowsWayMindTruthUnderstandingBreakClearAmountTruth IsIllusionUltimateAppearanceDoctrineProseBarriersBreak ThroughCanonUltimate TruthClear Minds Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma