I think all characters are facets of the writer. In a way, they have to be if you're going to write them convincingly. Ruth Ozeki More Quotes by Ruth Ozeki More Quotes From Ruth Ozeki That's what it feels like when I write, like I have this beautiful world in my head, but when I try to remember it in order to write it down, I change it, and I can't ever get it back. Ruth Ozeki writing beautiful order I believe it doesn't matter what it is, as long as you can find something concrete to keep you busy while you are living your meaningless life. Ruth Ozeki matter long believe She sat back on her heels and nodded. The thought experiment she proposed was certainly odd, but her point was simple. Everything in the universe was constantly changing, and nothing stays the same, and we must understand how quickly time flows by if we are to wake up and truly live our lives. That’s what it means to be a time being, old Jiko told me, and then she snapped her crooked fingers again. And just like that, you die. Ruth Ozeki wake-up simple mean No matter how much bullying they inflict on my body, as long as I have this hope, I can endure any pain. Ruth Ozeki bullying pain inspiration Inspiration comes from everything from the entire world, and its hard to pinpoint one thing. I can trace one inspiration to the writing of 13th-century Zen master Dogen Zenji, who writes beautifully about time. Ruth Ozeki inspiration writing world Life is evanescent, but left to itself it rarely fails to offer some consolation. Ruth Ozeki consolation failing life-is It was really a means-of-production problem. It costs so much to make films. With a novel, you can write the whole thing on a ream of paper from Staples for $4. Ruth Ozeki cost writing mean Every seed has a story. Ruth Ozeki seeds stories With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. Ruth Ozeki length ancient understanding Print is predictable and impersonal, conveying information in a mechanical transaction with the reader’s eye. Handwriting, by contrast, resists the eye, reveals its meaning slowly, and is as intimate as skin. Ruth Ozeki handwriting skins eye When Im writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot of green tea. I wear wrist cuffs to keep my wrists warm and minimize irritation from extended contact with the surface of my desk. I sit down and write. Ruth Ozeki irritation up-early writing My mind is like a gyre and odd juxtapositions happen. Ruth Ozeki juxtaposition odd mind The relationship between reader and writer is reciprocal in a way. We co-create each other. We are constantly emerging out of the relationship we have with others. Ruth Ozeki reciprocal reader way An unfinished book. left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will and ruthless determination to tame it again. Ruth Ozeki focus determination book Information is a lot like water; it's hard to hold on to, and hard to keep from leaking away. Ruth Ozeki hard information water And if you decide not to read anymore, hey, no problem, because you're not the one I was waiting for anyway. But if you decide to read on, then guess what? You're my kind of time being and together we'll make magic! Ruth Ozeki magic waiting together What if I travel so far away in my dreams that I can't get back in time to wake up? Ruth Ozeki what-if wake-up dream For the time being Ruth Ozeki fallen-leaves fallen A person is born form the deep conditions of the world. A person pokes up from the world and roll along like a wave. Until it's time to sink down again. Up, down. Person, wave. Ruth Ozeki wave form world Zazen is better than a home. Zazen is a home that you can't ever lose. Ruth Ozeki loses home
