“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
Fantasy Is Hardly…
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.” ―Lloyd Alexander
The Only Reason…
“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can’t help it.” -Leo Rosten
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
One Of The Most Widespread Superstitions…
"One of the most widespread superstitions is that every man has his own special, definite qualities; that a man is kind, cruel, wise, stupid, energetic, apathetic, etc. Men are not like that. We may say of a man that he is more often kind than cruel, oftener wise than stupid, oftener energetic than apathetic, or … Continue reading One Of The Most Widespread Superstitions…
