“This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete.”
“When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms. When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates. When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit. When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes.”
“You become more divine as you become more creative. All the religions of the world have said God is the creator. I don’t know whether he is the creator or not, but one thing I know: the more creative you become, the more godly you become. When your creativity comes to a climax, when your whole life becomes creative, you live in God. So he must be the creator because people who have been creative have been closest to him. Love what you do. Be meditative while you are doing it – whatsoever it is”
“The professor leaned forward. “But there’s nothing more profound than creating something out of nothing.” Her lovely face turned fierce. “Think about it Cath. That’s what makes a god—or a mother. There’s nothing more intoxicating than creating something from nothing. Creating something from yourself.”
“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”
“Anymore, no one s mind is their own.”
“We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by making them waste the best years of their lives preparing for examinations.”
“look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you...”
“Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.”
“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity”
“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.”
“I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity.”
“All I m writing is just what I feel, that s all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland.”
“I think boredom is the beginning of every authentic act. (...) Boredom opens up the space, for new engagements. Without boredom, no creativity. If you are not bored, you just stupidly enjoy the situation in which you are.”
“I dream in fire but work in clay.”
“In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.”
“All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate.”