The idea of hidden creativity is a delusion, like talk of ‘mute, inglorious Miltons.’ If there is any genuine creativity it will assert itself early in life, and if someone is mute and inglorious it is foolish to call him a Milton. If you are prepared to put up with that sort of nonsense, I […]
Creative - Creativity Quotes
Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created.
To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.
The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.
Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.
I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
Not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.
Creation is a drug I can’t do without.
Often, when faced with this horrible thing called “writer’s block” I go to my bookcase. The presence of greatness stimulates creativity. I read the opening sentences of Steinbeck’s “The Pearl,” Catherine Marshall’s “A Man Called Peter” or Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.” I then imitate until my pump is primed. Imitation is at least […]
