Tag: Creativity

“Charity, of course, is what the writer supports himself with while he is finishing his novel. Hope is the virtue by which he firmly trusts that someday, somewhere, somebody will publish his novel. But it is in the virtue of faith that the writer grounds himself or herself in the true religious experience of literature.” – William Kennedy, Why It Took So Long

“Eveything in the world exists in order that it may end up in a book.” – Randall Short, New York Times

“If used right, books…do not have to be a substitute for our own creative activity.” – Pete Seeger

“The key to successful biography lies in the depth of a writer’s empathy.” – Judith Shulevitz

“Imagination is the true magic carpet.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein

“To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.” – Walt Whitman

“In the midst of our daily lives, we must find the juice to nourish our creative souls.” – Sark

“If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity and efficiency is the highest priority.” – Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

“Throw a seed in the seemingly empty earth and watch life spring forth from the emptiness. Think of the creative artist. She knows that for all her searching, concentrating, and disciplined effort, the really exciting breakthroughs will come as inspirations from the emptiness.” – Laurence Boldt, Zen and the Art of Making a Living