Katerina Stoykova-Klemer Quotes

Writing to impress others is the surest path to pretentious mediocrity.

Often I Wish I Werea potato.Eyes openedin all directions.Unafraid of the cold earth.The differencebetween life and deathfor somebody.

Every advantage is temporary.

So, what did you learn?Curiosity asked the Cat, thenpoked her carcass with a stick.

Learning to live on less pride has been a great investment in my future.

I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.

If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it.

Writing poetry is supernatural. Or, it should be.

Lineation can make your break your poems.

Everybody deserves love, but nobody is entitled to it.

The practice of forgiveness is very much like the practice of meditation. You have to do it often and persist at it in order to be any good.

As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing.

If you can't feel anything, it doesn't mean it's not hurting.

Your own guilt is your own fault.

Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don't keep space in your head for writing, you won't write even if you have the time.

Moving on is easy. It's staying moved on that's trickier.

The ultimate goal of writing is forgiveness.

Impatience kills quickly.

Being safe doesn't mean you won't be sorry.

Mental clarity ain't for the faint of heart.

Unforgiveness,splinter in your breastbone, lives there lodged like a small tree.Withers in winter, looms in spring. Its fruit is sweet on first bite, then turns into the taste of your own flesh.

I want to do a good job living today.

Poetry is a connection to a change within you.

Now we go in and take over," answered A. "It's our duty to help these people.

If truth doesn't set you free, generosity of spirit will.

How to Write a PoemCatch the airaround the butterfly.

My Personalityunfolding before youlike a Swiss Army knife.

The Four Stages of Writer’s BlockW.B. Stage I: I want to write but I can’t.W.B. Stage II: I have to write but I can’t. W.B. Stage I: I don’t want to write but I have to.W.B. Stage I: I don’t have time for writing … and, honestly, I don’t feel like writing.

Having love and not giving it is just as difficult as not having love and needing it

Be nice to your children. They may grow up to be writers.

There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No relief in hate. It’s just a waste of perfectly good happiness.

If pain doesn't lead to humility, you have wasted your suffering.

Unfortunately, nothing can protect you from the thoughts in your own head.