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Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite -- getting something down.

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We have this idea that we need to be in the mood to write. We don't.

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Artists and intellectuals are not he same animal. This causes a great deal of confusion. Our schools teach educate us intellectually but not artistica...more

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Fame is a spiritual drug. It is often a by-product of our artistic work, but like nuclear waste, it can be a very dangerous by-product.

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Art is an act of the soul, not the intellect. When we are dealing with people's dreams - their visions, really - we are in the realm of the sacred. We...more

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Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.

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Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse.

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I do not put in long hours at the keys - or very seldom. Instead, I snatch time. I write in the crannies of my life.

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Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals.

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Basic Principles:1. Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy.2. There is an underlying, in-dwelling creative forc...more

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Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness.

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I think that 'Floor Sample' is a story of resiliency, a lifelong spiritual search, and a lifelong sense of spiritual companionship that is most often ...more

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The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all.

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It is always necessary to acknowledge creative injuries and grieve them. Otherwise, they become creative scar tissue and block your growth.

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Working with the morning pages, we begin to sort through the differences between our real feelings, which are often secret, and our official feelings,...more