Creativity Quotes

"An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose" "The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable." "If you really do want to be an authentic, liberated individual, don't do any copying except of old masters. Otherwise, you're probably better off just staying at home." "I am, in large measure, the selfsame prose I write. " "Without madness, there is no humanity." "Take a simple idea and take it seriously" "Don't waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you" "Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people the beauty within themselves" "It is better to create than to learn Creating is the essence of life" "If you are not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original" "Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you" "Think left and think right and think low and think high Oh the thinks you can think up if only you try" "Go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here." "A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom." "I think if you're young and you have a connection with whatever, music or science or acting and that's your passion… at least do that for yourself."