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Tag Archives: Creativity
Gustave Flaubert on the Sound He Hears Within
“I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.”-Gustave Flaubert
Carson McCullers on Essential Loneliness
Carson McCullers Quote
W.G. Sebald on the Art of Writing
“The art of writing is the attempt to contain the teeming black scrawl which everywhere threatens to gain the upper hand, in the interest of maintaining a halfway functional personality.”-W.G. Sebald, A Place in the Country (translation by Jo Catling)
Ray Bradbury on Surprise
Ray Bradbury Quote
The Aesthetic Delights of Hilma af Klint
I’m having a particularly strong Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) moment phase obsession. This extraordinary, trail-blazing Swedish woman is one of my favourite artists and inspirations. Although her strong mysticism is inextricably linked to her artwork, her paintings stand on their own as abstract marvels and aesthetic delights.
Self Portrait by Hilma af Klint
Check out some of her work:
Erich Maria Remarque Quote
This is pretty decent writing advice, too, if taken only when needed.
Erich Maria Remarque Quote
Theodore Roethke on the Damage of Haste
Theodore Roethke Quote
Victor Hugo Quote
Victor Hugo Quote
Truman Capote: Inner Music
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make.”-Truman Capote
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