Here are some quotes about creativity, writing, and wellness for you to be inspired by. Enjoy! 🙂
“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world.”
Susan Sontag
“Creativity requires input, and that’s what research is. You’re gathering material with which to build.”
Gene Luen Yang
“To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.”
Aristotle
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.”
Albert Einstein
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows.”
Jim Jarmusch
“I think an artist’s responsibility is more complex than people realize.”
Jodie Foster
“I don’t think there’s any artist of any value who doesn’t doubt what they’re doing.”
Francis Ford Coppola
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
Og Mandino
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”
Edwin Land
“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.”
Peter Marshall
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
Toni Morrison
“Writing is a job, a talent, but it’s also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.”
Ann Patchett
“The story is always better than your ability to write it.”
Robin McKinley
“If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!”
Jackie Collins
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not.”
Octavia Butler
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.”
Ernest Hemingway
“Artists are here to disturb the peace.”
James Baldwin
“Written words can also sing.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”
Brené Brown
“Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.”
Austin Kleon
“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.”
Stephen Covey
“There is creative reading as well as creative writing.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.”
Jackie Viramontez
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
Anne Lamott
“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.”
Louisa May Alcott
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
Ovid
“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”
Elmore Leonard
“Don’t get it right – get it WRITTEN!”
Lee Child
“If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it.”
H.G. Wells
“Let your story grow. Let it surprise you, and it will certainly surprise your readers.”
M. Kirin
Related reading:
For further reading on input for writers: 6 Ways to Feed Your Muse
For further reading on self-care: Wellness for Writers (with Worksheet!)
For further reading on writing: Steps To Success- Writing A Novel
Happy writing and wellness to you all today! <3
