Creativity Quotes

"One detects creative power by its capacity to conquer one."

"A writer's creation reflects the writer's character."

"The attempt to connect isolated moments into significance becomes the true work."

"The creative impulse cannot be manufactured or forced."

"Creativity cannot be taught but must be nurtured."

"I write in a state of mysticism."

"Creativity flows from the infinite."

"Creation is an act of defiance."

"Break the chain of command and you have creativity."

"This book is made up of a lot of short clippings."

"You can use anything you want as long as it's not boring."

"Unless there is new poetry there cannot be new painting nor new music."

"To compose I must make sure of each word."

"Creation is the highest form of imitation."

"To create is to defy the limitations that the world would place upon us."

"In my life I've given myself over to various muses and I don't regret any of it."

"Creativity is the act of noticing what others miss."

"Creativity is the heartbeat of a living soul."

"We must nurture our creative fire daily."

"Each writer must discover what sustains his own pen."

"In the presence of extraordinary actuality, consciousness takes the place of imagination."

"The mind that created the world still shapes it moment by moment."

"All things are metamorphosed by the mind that observes them."

"We create meaning through the act of naming."

"To create is to impose order on chaos."

"Write freely and as much as possible; the words will follow."

"Creativity is the courage to begin without knowing the ending."

"The great thing about art is that it gives you an outlet for your frustrations."

"Creativity is the spark of humanity."

"A poet must write about what he knows and what he sees."