Creative Observation
“Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing...
Read MoreComfortable Little Standards
“If critics say your work stinks it’s because they want it to stink and they can...
Read MoreMake Them Follow You
“That’s the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.”— Ray...
Read MoreNourish Your Creative
“True alchemy lies in this formula: ‘Your memory and your senses are but the nourishment of...
Read MoreUse Our Eyes
“If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.”— Pablo Picasso...
Read MoreCreate Yourself
“The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.”— Deepak Chopra ...
Read MoreA Way of Living
“But unless we are creators we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators?...
Read MoreMost Important Advice
“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to...
Read MoreDo Our Work
“We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.”— Steven...
Read MoreImagination
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine...
Read MoreThe Criminal and the Detective
“The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.”— G.K. Chesterton ...
Read MoreWriting is Thinking
“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.”— David McCullough...
Read MoreSolitude is a Victory
“People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge...
Read MoreCombinations
“There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise...
Read MoreThe Creative Mind Plays with the Objects it Loves
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct...
Read MoreAn Unread Library
“Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important...
Read MoreA Fountain of Youth
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring...
Read MoreHabit is Persistence in Practice
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not....
Read MoreScared to Death
“If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), “Am I really a writer? Am I...
Read MoreImagination and Intelligence
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”— Albert Einstein...
Read MoreGo For Broke
“Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep...
Read MoreI’d Like My Crayons Back, Please
“Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you...
Read MoreJust Get It Done
“Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good...
Read MoreIn the Lonely Mind
“Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual...
Read MoreIn Love With Reading
“It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been...
Read MoreFear is Good
“Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is...
Read MoreThe Chief Enemy of Creativity
“The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.”— Pablo Picasso...
Read MoreMust Create
“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born...
Read MoreMind Blowing
“When you make music or write or create, it’s really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible,...
Read MoreTransforming
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who...
Read MoreA Dancing Star
“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing...
Read MoreRestive and Uprising
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who...
Read MoreYou Can’t Use Up Creativity
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”— Maya Angelou...
Read MoreThe Courage to Let Go of Certainties
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”— Erich Fromm...
Read MoreArt Reminds You
“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one”— Stella Adler...
Read MoreA Story Has No Beginning or End
“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which...
Read MorePlunge Into Reality
“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the...
Read MoreDaring to Dare
“I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.”— Maya...
Read MoreContemplation
“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it,...
Read MoreVulnerability
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”— Brené Brown...
Read MoreUnfold Your Own Myth
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”— Rumi...
Read MoreFear and Love
"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back...
Read MoreThe Story So Far
“The story so far:In the beginning the Universe was created.This has made a lot of people...
Read MoreFight Your Way Through
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...
Read MoreBreak the Rules
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”— Pablo Picasso...
Read MoreMusic Instead of Noise
“Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work...
Read MoreCreating Yourself
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw...
Read MoreLast Minute Panic
“You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right...
Read MoreImagination is Everything
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”— Albert Einstein...
Read MoreRemake a World
“If you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime...
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