Quotes about "Creativity & Arts"

When I lost my friends, it was because I had used the power of giving on them recklessly. I swept into their lives with my big fat checkbook, and I erased years of obstacles for them overnight - but sometimes, in the process, I also accidentally erased years of dignity. ”

I've come to realize that the contemporary creative culture is not generating the best possible outcome. ”

Creativity itself doesn't care at all about results - the only thing it craves is the process. Learn to love the process and let whatever happens next happen, without fussing too much about it. Work like a monk, or a mule, or some other representative metaphor for diligence. Love the work. Destiny will do what it wants with you, regardless. ”

I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't have found it so frightening to write. ”

Creating the characters is the most creative part of the novel except for the language itself. There I am, sitting in front of my computer in right-brain mode, typing the things that come to mind - which become the seeds of plot. It's scary, though, because I always wonder: Is it going to be there this time? ”

Cities and towns throughout central and northwest Connecticut have strong industrial histories and are now in the process of transitioning into new sources of economic growth. I'm doing what I can to be a strong partner in these efforts. ”

The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion. ”

In the 1970s, New York was known as a place of great artistic production. Slowly, my city went from a place of production to a place of consumption. ”

I cannot read on a Kindle. I love the physical experience of holding a book, cracking it open, and the process of making the right half weigh less than the left half. I only read hardcover books because I like the resistance and the presence on a bookshelf. ”

Each project is torturous and joyful, and it's always an inspiration. ”