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- Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.
- Henry James (1843 - 1916), from his essay about the rules of writing
- If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets.
- Lucretius (96 BC - 55 BC), On the Nature of the Universe
- Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'
- Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-25-06
- There is no joy in a life that is all information. There is no 'juice' to that kind of life. No sweetness, no color. Like trading a beautiful golden-ripe orange for a stalk of whithered broccoli.
- Tish Grier, love and sex and dreams, 04-15-06
- Part of being creative is learning how to protect your freedom. That includes freedom from avarice.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 31 Remain Frugal, 08-22-04
- Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships, that is why good ideas are always initially resisted. Good ideas come with a heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. So few people can handle it.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 1 Ignore Everybody, 08-22-04
- Your idea doesn't have to be big. It just has to be yours alone. The more the idea is yours alone, the more freedom you have to do something really amazing. The more amazing, the more people will click with your idea. The more people click with your idea, the more it will change the world.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 2, 08-22-04
- Stamina is utterly important. And stamina is only possible if it's managed well. People think all they need to do is endure one crazy, intense, job-free creative burst and their dreams will come true. They are wrong, they are stupidly wrong.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 3. Put the hours in., 08-22-04
- Publishers are just middlemen. That's all. If artists could remember that more often, they'd save themselves a lot of aggrevation.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 4, 08-22-04
- Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.
- Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5, 08-22-04
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