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
I get inspired by my friends, and if a friend is a writer, that is even deeper. Nick Flynn deepfriendinspire Change image and 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
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
Here's a secret: Everyone, if they live long enough, will lose their way at some point. You will lose your way; you will wake up one morning and find yourself lost. This is a hard, simple truth. Nick Flynn findhardlive Change image and share on social
When I was a child, writing was the worst possible choice of a career in my family. 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. Nick Flynn badcareerchild share on social
If you're going to write about someone's life, you don't just use them for wallpaper. You have to honor and respect that life. Nick Flynn honorliferespect Change image and share on social
I had to steel myself against this psychic devastation - to see your father on the street. It's hard enough to pick up somebody you don't know from the streets, and then to actually have other people pick your father up - it was psychically devastating. Nick Flynn devastatedevastationfather share on social
There's this sort of male energy that we have that can seem very destructive. But it doesn't have to be. It actually can be a very positive force. Nick Flynn destructiveenergyforce Change image and share on social
