101 quotes found
“We all have 10,000 bad drawings in us. The sooner we get them out the better.”
“Because, as we all know, its easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And its also easier to do little things we know we can...”
“The mind I love most must have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown little wood, the chance of a snake or two, a pool that nobody fathomed the dep...”
“Creativity is paradoxical. To create, a person must have knowledge but forget the knowledge, must see unexpected connections in things but not have a mental disorder, must work hard but spend time ...”
“Desire is the impulse that sparks the flame.”
“The hardest situation is when the individuals desperate to cut off your wings are your closest family members whom you cant escape dealing with.”
“Yes, you are creative and in slow, languid times, creativity peers out of your soul like a field mouse from its burrow at night.”
“Creativity is an inherently human trait that allowed us to dominate our environment and make our way to the top of the food chain.”
“Words are the residue that I was there, that I loved my wife, that I kissed my children goodnight, that I sacrificed my life for them. Words are a curse. Life is a curse. Words escape life. Life es...”
“Creativity isn't a switch that's flicked on or off; it's a way of seeing, engaging and responding to the world around you.”
“poetry. i am not writing it.(make way for me please)it is my skin. dripping with light.”
“Ive learned that the creative life may or may not be the apex of human civilization, but either way its not what I thought it was. It doesnt make you special and sparkly. You dont have to walk alon...”
“Write. Don't talk about writing. Don't tell me about your wonderful story ideas. Don't give me a bunch of 'somedays'. Plant your ass and scribble, type, keyboard. If you have any talent at all it w...”
“I just needed time alone with my own thoughtsGot treasures in my mind but couldnt open up my own vault”
“Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.”
“The trick, of course, is to lose one day and come back to win the next. But that is possible only when we draw healthy pleasure and confidence from our creative processes.”
“I like what I do. Some writers have said in print that they hated writing and it was just a chore and a burden. I certainly don't feel that way about it. Sometimes it's difficult. You know, you alw...”
“Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part of the creative process. Dont just brainstorm; praystorm.”
“To express yourself in a creative way you don't need structure you need an empty mind.”
“Sometimes I get the start of a story from a memory, an anecdote, but that gets lost and is usually unrecognizable in the final s”
