11 Quotes by David Rynick

Release seems to come only when we allow ourselves to be truly stuck – when we find ourselves all out of tricks and skillful means. As we allow ourselves to surrender to the prosaic and the holy in the particular form of this moment, we open ourselves to the grace of letting things be – the grace that functions effortlessly and is, indeed, the very fabric of our life.

Writing, I feel my way on instinct – always trying to find the beating heart of things. It’s a delicate procedure, and often the flashing firefly I catch at dusk turns out to just be a dark bug in the light of morning. Logic, apparently, is not enough. I am learning to trust my senses and allow the dancing of time to teach me what I need to know.