Quotes by Naomi Shihab Nye

“[He] had a new theory. Every day, focus on one thing. Think about it, examine it, look at it from different directions, change your mind. Make notes, ask questions, connect it to other things if yo...”

“He felt it was his job not to forget where he came from. No one else in his class had ever seen Oman. No one else had held a falcon. Sometimes he felt as if Oman were living inside his own body, li...”

“Give up the annoying question, How long does this have to be? Just wonder-how long does it need to be? Then try to find out.”

“Each thing gives us something else...The more any of us writes, the more our words will come to us. If we trust in the words and their own mysterious relationships with one another, they will help ...”

“We feel uplifted, exhilarated. Writing regularly can help us feel that way too. It slows and eases us, calms us down. Having a focal point is generative. Consider the spaciousness of the sky over t...”

“I do believe in overwriting, then cutting back. Physical fitness of the pen, page, and mind, interwoven. If you believe in revision you don't have to worry about perfection. Try not to worry about ...”

“Voices as guides, lines and stanzas as rooms, sometimes a single word the furniture on which to sit...each day we could open the door, and enter, and be found. These days I wonder-was life always s...”