I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write.

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I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting...

I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting...

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there...

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there...

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work

I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better...

I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better...

Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader...

Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader...

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty...

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty...

I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish...

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish...

This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and...

This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

I just want love,attention, understanding and for someone not to give up on me so...

I just want love,attention, understanding and for someone not to give up on me so...

Too many girls want attention. Not enough want respect.

Too many girls want attention. Not enough want respect.

The only reason people are talking behind your back is because you're already ahead of...

The only reason people are talking behind your back is because you're already ahead of...

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

To think and to be fully alive are the same.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Haters pay more attention to you..than anybody else.

Haters pay more attention to you..than anybody else.

Attention is a main asset in marketing.

Attention is a main asset in marketing.

Virgo's biggest strength: Ability to focus their attention.

Virgo's biggest strength: Ability to focus their attention.