I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting job, you get interested in it.

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I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few...

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few...

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...

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...

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work

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...

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...

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 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...

Never forget those who have helped you along the way. The ones who made the...

Never forget those who have helped you along the way. The ones who made the...

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

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

If someone truly loves you, then they shouldn't make you feel like you have to...

If someone truly loves you, then they shouldn't make you feel like you have to...

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards...

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards...

Attention is a main asset in marketing.

Attention is a main asset in marketing.

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...

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided...

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided...

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.