Sometimes there’s no harm in postponing your work until later.[translation by Richard Howard]Sometimes there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day.[translation by Katherine Woods][Il est quelquefois sans inconvénient de remettre à plus tard son travail.]
Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Mum liked to say that some things happen for a reason, that sometimes obstacles were there to stop you from doing something stupid.
Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.
Live, and be happy, and make others so.
Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.
It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.[translation by Richard Howard]It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.[translation by Katherine Woods][C’est le temps que tu as perdu pour ta rose qui fait ta rose si importante.]
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Inspiration gives no warnings.[La inspiración no avisa.]
Inspiration comes when you stick your elbows on the table, your bottom on the chair and you start sweating. Choose a theme, an idea, and squeeze your brain until it hurts. That’s called inspiration.’
