Untouched sandpaper

* an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on.

Let go of every should or shouldn’t running through your mind when you start.  Be willing to stand at the base of a new mountain, and with humility and grace, bow to it.  Allow yourself to understand that it’s bigger than you, or anything you can possibly imagine.  You’re not sure of your path.  You’re not even sure where the next step will take you.  When you begin, whisper to yourself:  I don’t know.   

Dani Shapiro in Still Writing:  The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life

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