Quotes About Spontaneity

For if you start dancing on tables, fanning yourself, feeling sleepy when you pick up a book, developing a sense of rhythm, making love whenever you feel like it—then you know. The south has got you. *

In a time hollowed out by decorum, one must school oneself in spontaneity.

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! —Jane Austen (1798)

Young people like, and even love, on impulse.

My friend gave me an opportunity to be bad, that is, free.

Love is always unexpected

What did she love Shelley for? His reckless spontaneity -- like this. His helpless generous nature -- like this. His treatment of her as a reasonable human being and not a trembling little rose -- and so on. If she loved him for these things, could she hate him for them? Could she?

We are all born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten.

the unexpected moment [is] always sweeter.

Look at me," John gasped. "I cannot remember the last time I allowed myself to be so happy. I smile all day long without knowing why. I climbed a bloody tree, vaulted through your window, and here I am—laughing.It's the middle of the night, and yet here I am with you. Dancing at midnight, holding perfection in my arms." -John Blackwood to Arabella Blydon

Would you care to dance?" he blurted. "Now?" She smiled adorably. "Is there music?" There wasn't. It was some testament to how foolish in love he'd become that he did not even feel embarrassed.

The way he had always tried to tell her he loved her when she least expected it.

I base everything on my instinctual approach. There's something very satisfying in that creativity, and it's a bit like an infant drawing.

I have no inhibitions.

I like the idea of creating from your inner youth. You don't have to think too hard about it. Just make what feels good.

What's so great about inspiration is sometimes it finds you when you're not looking.

I don't expect to find inspiration. It just sort of comes. Sometimes you step on a bug and you get inspired.

I love the immediacy of Instagram. My feed really is my train of thought. If I'm really excited about something, I'll just put it up.

I think when people let their inhibitions go, they're so fun and so free. I think we all have it within us, but the world, your job, responsibilities, stupid stuff you have to do as a grownup, Instagram, makes you feel like you always have to be cool, and I like any opportunity where you don't have to always be cool.

If someone said I had enough money and I could take six months off, I would run in an instant.

Sometimes you have to trust your guts and your instinct and improvise a little.

I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.

You have to just go with your imagination, where your instinct takes you.