“You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to.”
“You weren't thinking and you weren't paying attention either. People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.”
“It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention”
“Writing can give you what having a baby can give you: it can get you to start paying attention, can help you to soften, can wake you up.”
“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”
“There will always be a down but also always an up, your moods depends on wich of the two you pay the most attention to.”