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Dani Shapiro Quotes

We can’t protect ourselves from pain and heartache. In fact, to love - fully, madly, deeply - is the ensure heartache some day Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Traces that live within us often lead us to our stories Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don’t want to wish the present moment away Picture Quote #1

We don’t choose what’s going to wake us up Picture Quote #1

You can start your day over anytime Picture Quote #1

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Recognize the possibility of the divine in any given moment Picture Quote #1

I’m an urban person who loves living in the country Picture Quote #1

We are tyrannized by our options Picture Quote #1

Our pain is a part of who we authentically are Picture Quote #1

As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness Picture Quote #1

Everything I know about life I learned from the daily practice of sitting down to write Picture Quote #1

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I used to act in television commercials when I was a kid and a young adult Picture Quote #1

In a creative journey, it is essential, no matter how far one runs, to examine that which is closest to home Picture Quote #1

It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories in which we are characters Picture Quote #1

Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape on the page, then the shaping, the pencil on the page, breathing, slowing down, being willing–no, more than willing, being wide open–to press the bruise until it blossoms Picture Quote #1

Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write Picture Quote #1

All there is to do, right at this very moment, is to breathe in, breathe out, and kiss the joy as it flies Picture Quote #1

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It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive Picture Quote #1

I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life Picture Quote #1

If you write memoir, it can’t be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative Picture Quote #1

My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful Picture Quote #1

My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach Picture Quote #1

I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every writer, no matter where we are in our careers Picture Quote #1

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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I’m feeling Picture Quote #1

Our minds have a tendency to wander. To duck and feint and keep us at a slight remove from the moment at hand Picture Quote #1

If I waited to be in the mood to write, I’d barely have a chapbook of material to my name. Who would ever be in the mood to write? Do marathon runners get in the mood to run? Do teachers wake up with the urge to lecture? I don’t know, but I doubt it. My guess is that it’s the very act that is generative. The doing of the thing that makes possible the desire for it Picture Quote #1

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We can’t protect ourselves from pain and heartache. In fact, to love - fully, madly, deeply - is the ensure heartache some day (Dani Shapiro Quotes) 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 (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Traces that live within us often lead us to our stories (Dani Shapiro Quotes) I don’t want to lean back into the past, or forward into the future. I don’t want to wish the present moment away (Dani Shapiro Quotes) We don’t choose what’s going to wake us up (Dani Shapiro Quotes) You can start your day over anytime (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Recognize the possibility of the divine in any given moment (Dani Shapiro Quotes) I’m an urban person who loves living in the country (Dani Shapiro Quotes) We are tyrannized by our options (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Our pain is a part of who we authentically are (Dani Shapiro Quotes) As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Everything I know about life I learned from the daily practice of sitting down to write (Dani Shapiro Quotes) I used to act in television commercials when I was a kid and a young adult (Dani Shapiro Quotes) In a creative journey, it is essential, no matter how far one runs, to examine that which is closest to home (Dani Shapiro Quotes) It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories in which we are characters (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape on the page, then the shaping, the pencil on the page, breathing, slowing down, being willing–no, more than willing, being wide open–to press the bruise until it blossoms (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write (Dani Shapiro Quotes) All there is to do, right at this very moment, is to breathe in, breathe out, and kiss the joy as it flies (Dani Shapiro Quotes) It is in the thousands of days of trying, failing, sitting, thinking, resisting, dreaming, raveling, unraveling that we are at our most engaged, alert, and alive (Dani Shapiro Quotes) I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life (Dani Shapiro Quotes) If you write memoir, it can’t be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative (Dani Shapiro Quotes) My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful (Dani Shapiro Quotes) My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach (Dani Shapiro Quotes) I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every writer, no matter where we are in our careers (Dani Shapiro Quotes) When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I’m feeling (Dani Shapiro Quotes) Our minds have a tendency to wander. To duck and feint and keep us at a slight remove from the moment at hand (Dani Shapiro Quotes) If I waited to be in the mood to write, I’d barely have a chapbook of material to my name. Who would ever be in the mood to write? Do marathon runners get in the mood to run? Do teachers wake up with the urge to lecture? I don’t know, but I doubt it. My guess is that it’s the very act that is generative. The doing of the thing that makes possible the desire for it (Dani Shapiro Quotes)

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