“The road to creativity passes so close to the madhouse and often detours or ends there.” ―Ernest Becker
Quotes
If Art Is Not To Be Life-Enhancing…
“If art is not to be life-enhancing, what is it to be? Half the world is feminine--why is there resentment at a female-oriented art? Nobody asks The Tale of Genji to be masculine! Women certainly learn a lot from books oriented toward a masculine world. Why is not the reverse also true? Or are men … Continue reading If Art Is Not To Be Life-Enhancing…
Others Have Seen…
“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. ” ―Pablo Picasso
If You Want To Be…
“If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.” -Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I Have…
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” ―Markus Zusak
I Don’t Like To…
“I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them.”―Carroll Bryant
You Are Never Stronger…
“You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair.” —Zadie Smith
Look At The Rain…
“Look at the rain long enough, with no thoughts in your head, and you gradually feel your body falling loose, shaking free of the world of reality. Rain has the power to hypnotize.” ―Haruki Murakami
If It Sounds Like Writing…
I agree wholeheartedly. One of my rules is this: If I cannot visualize it like a mini-movie inside my head, it will not go on paper.
Until It Is A Risk…
Until it is a risk to make yourself understood, you are not really speaking. Until it is a risk to make yourself understood, you are not ready to speak.
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 