“Nothing listens as well as a blank page.”
― Shaun Hick
Tag Archives: writing life
Quote of the day; Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”
― William Wordsworth
Quote of the day; The more that you read . . .
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
― Dr. Seuss
Quote of the day; . . . in silence.
“Some build their castles ‘mid thunderbolts and fireworks. My worlds take shape in silence.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich
Quote of the day; Writing starts with living.
“Writing starts with living.”
― L.L. Barkat
Quote of the day; I before E except after C. Weird?
“I before E except after C. Weird?
By rebelling against the rules the word itself denotes its very meaning: of strange or extraordinary character, odd, fantastic.
I think all artists are weird.”
― Day Parker
Creativity . . . . .
Quote of the day; Make good art . . .
“Sometimes life is hard. Things go wrong—in life and in love and in business and in friendship and in health and in all the other ways that life can go wrong. And when things get tough, this is what you should do: make good art. . . . Someone on the internet thinks what you’re doing is stupid or evil or it’s all been done before: make good art. Probably things will work out somehow, eventually time will take the sting away, and it doesn’t even matter. Do what only you can do best: make good art.”
― Neil Gaiman
Quote of the day; . . . you alone create the world of your experience . . .
“The closer you come to knowing that you alone create the world of your experience, the more vital it becomes for you to discover just who is doing the creating.”
― Eric Micha’el Leventhal
Quote of the day; – that’s creativity.
“If you know what you’re looking for, that’s all you’ll get – what’s previously known. But when you’re open to what’s possible, you get something new – that’s creativity.”
― Alan Alda
Quote of the day; . . .mutually distinct realities. . .
“Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.”
― Max Ernst
Quote of the day; The best advice. . .
“The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best—write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career:”
― Austin Kleon
Quote of the day; Creative impulse. . .
“When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.”
― Justina Chen
Quote of the day; Happiness. . .
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quote of the day; Don’t scowl at the problem. . .
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem. But don’t make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people’s words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.”
[The Guardian, 25 February 2010]”
― Hilary Mantel
Quote of the day; Listen. . .
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”
― Ernest Hemingway
Quote of the day; Fountain of youth. . .
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
― Sophia Loren
Quote of the day; Courage. . .
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
― Erich Fromm
Quote of the day; Vulnerability. . .
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.”
― Brené Brown
Quote of the day; Child within . . .
“The creative adult is the child who has survived.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
Quote of the day; Original. . .
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”
― Ken Robinson
