"Forgiveness. The ability to forgive
oneself. Stop here for a few breaths and think about this because it is the key
to making art, and very possibly the key to finding any semblance of happiness
in life. Every time I have set out to translate the book … that exists in such
brilliant detail on the big screen of my limbic system onto a piece of paper, …
I grieve for my own lack of talent and intelligence. Every. Single. Time. Were
I smarter, more gifted, I could pin down a closer facsimile of the wonders I
see. I believe, more than anything, that this grief of constantly having to
face down our own inadequacies is what keeps people from being writers.
Forgiveness, therefore, is key. I can’t write the book I want to write, but I
can and will write the book I am capable of writing. Again and again throughout
the course of my life I will forgive myself."
-- Ann Patchett, “The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir about Writing and Life” in This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
"Everybody needs a little forgiveness." -- Patty Griffin, "Living with Ghosts"
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