Quotes about Creativity

And it's what you never will write, said the Controller. Because, if it were really like Othello nobody could understand it, however new it might be. And if were new, it couldn't possibly be like Othello.

Did you ever feel as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out? Some sort of extra power that you aren't using-you know, like all the water that goes down the falls instead of through the turbines?

Oh, this journey! It was two hours cut clean out of his life; two hours in which he might have done so much, so much—written the perfect poem, for example, or read the one illuminating book.

I see her as a kind of Midas, turning everything she touched into imagination.

Ah, if only one had work of one's own, proper work, decent work—not forced upon one by the griping of one's belly!

Having the freedom to be a round peg in a square hole.

It's not enough for the phrases to be good; what you make with them ought to be good too.

If a man write little, he had need have a great memory."[12]

Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.

Christian philosophy of work was this. God is our creator. God made us in His image and likeness. Therefore we are creators. He gave us a garden to till and cultivate. We become co-creators by our responsible acts, whether in bringing forth children, or producing food, furniture or clothing. The joy of creativeness should be ours.

Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head? Did you ever milk this kind of cow? Well, we can do it. We know how. If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good.

You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book." ---Dr. Seuss