“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
“If you’re going to be a writer, the first essential is just to write. Do not wait for an idea. Start writing something and the ideas will come. You have to turn the faucet on before the water starts to flow.”
“My brain is like a water faucet that I can turn on or off. Only now there is no off and the water of thoughts just flows.”
“Writing is the starting point from which all goodness (and crappiness) flows.”
“Writing starts with living.—Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing”
“Love is like a faucet: it turns on and off.”