No tears, No Surprise
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no...
Read MoreDiscover Within
“You cannot teach creativity—how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer...
Read MoreDon’t Let This Happen
“Oh my God, what if you wake up some day, and you’re 65, or 75, and...
Read MoreReceiving and Bearing
“The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing.”— Rainer...
Read MoreCreative Character
“A good way to rid one’s self of a sense of discomfort is to do something....
Read MoreAroused Thought
“Follow the path of your aroused thought, and you will soon meet this infernal inscription: There...
Read MoreLoneliness
“Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln never saw a movie, heard a radio...
Read MoreViolate the Rules
“It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.”— T.S. Eliot...
Read MoreO Divine Poesy
“O Divine Poesy, goddess, daughter of Zeus, sustain for me this song of the various-minded man...
Read MoreTrain Your Unconscious
“But how?” my students ask. “How do you actually do it?”You sit down, I say. You...
Read MoreThe Most Creative Thing
“You’re always believing ahead of your evidence. What was the evidence I could write a poem?...
Read MoreCreating the World
“creativity keeps the world alive, yet, everyday we are asked to be ashamed of honoring it,...
Read MoreNourish Your Creative
“True alchemy lies in this formula: ‘Your memory and your senses are but the nourishment of...
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 MoreDaring to Dare
“I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.”— Maya...
Read MoreUnfold Your Own Myth
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”— Rumi...
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