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Quotes from The Artist's Way — Julia Cameron

born 1948 United States

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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

The Artist's Way (1992)

Creativity — like human life itself — begins in darkness.

The Artist's Way (1992)

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

The Artist's Way (1992)

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. And few ideas are worse than the ones we have about art.

The Artist's Way (1992)

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

The Artist's Way (1992)

All too often too often we try to push, pull, outline and control our ideas instead of letting them grow organically. The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

The Artist's Way (1992)

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.

The Artist's Way (1992)

Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.

The Artist's Way (1992)

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.

The Artist's Way (1992)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Julia Cameron (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.