“You knock at the door of Reality. You shake your thought wings, loosen your shoulders, and open.”
Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet
"The Gift of Water" Ch. 18 : The Three Fish, p. 200
The Essential Rumi (1995)
“When you try to generate ideas, think of yourself as a sales person knocking on a whole subdivision of doors. Some won't open at all, some will open a suspicious crack, and some will slam in your face. But the more doors you knock on, the greater your chances of being invited in.”
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