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Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which i...more

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Because it is possible to create — creating one’s self, willing to be one’s self, as well as creating in all the innumerable daily activities (and the...more

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Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.

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The concept of encounter also enables us to make clearer the important distinction between talent and creativity. Talent may well have its neurologica...more

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These poets and other creative persons are the ones who express being itself, he held. As I would put it, these are the ones who enlarge human conscio...more

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Poets may be delightful creatures in the meadow or the garret, but they are menaces on the assembly line.

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Escapist creativity is that which lacks encounter.

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By the creative act, however, we are able to reach beyond our own death. This is why creativity is so important and why we need to confront the proble...more

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Opposites though they are, both solitude and solidarity are essential if the artist is to produce works that are not only significant to his or her ag...more

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The battle with the gods thus hinges on our own mortality! Creativity is a yearning for immortality.