In my opinion, the most ordinary things, the most common and familiar, if we could see them in their true light, would turn out to be the grandest mi… - Austin Kleon

More than 400 years ago, Michel de Montaigne, in his essay “On Experience,” wrote, “In my opinion, the most ordinary things, the most common and familiar, if we could see them in their true light, would turn out to be the grandest miracles . . . and the most marvelous examples.

What's exciting about the poems is that by destroying writing you can create new writing.

El escritor Wilson Mizner decía que si copiabas de un autor, era plagio, pero si copiabas de varios, era investigación.

We all love things that other people think are garbage. You have to have the courage to keep loving your garbage, because what makes us unique is the diversity and breadth of our influences, the unique ways in which we mix up the parts of culture others have deemed “high” and the “low.”

When you find things you genuinely enjoy, don’t let anyone else make you feel bad about it. Don’t feel guilty about the pleasure you take in the things you enjoy. Celebrate them.