That soldiers do terrible things during wartime should not surprise us. Nick Flynn soldiersurpriseterrible Change image and share on social
The attention one gets from being a poet isn't great. Nick Flynn attentiongreatpoet Change image and share on social
What I do is write, and I try to write as closely as I can into what I call 'the mystery.' Nick Flynn callcloselymystery Change image and share on social
My father had always identified himself as a writer to my mother when they met. When they met, he was writing this great novel, there was no doubt about it. Part of why she left him was this delusion of greatness and identifying it very directly with being an artist. Nick Flynn artistdelusiondirectly share on social
Change is one of the only constants in Buddhism; as meditation became the way I breathed in the days, this became apparent. Nick Flynn apparentbreathebuddhism Change image and share on social
To be honest, in my five years as an electrician, I never got the license. Nick Flynn electricianhonestlicense Change image and share on social
For the first few months, I was a comically inept parent. The first night home from the hospital, I held her bare body against my bare chest until a friend who was a doctor came by and asked what I was doing, and told me to put some clothes on that baby. Nick Flynn askbabybare share on social
Certain stories we carry with us, events in our life, they define who we are. It's not a matter of getting over anything; we have to make the best of it. Nick Flynn carrydefineevent Change image and share on social
Everything we do, I'd imagine, influences everything we will do. Nick Flynn imagineinfluence Change image and share on social
