Quotes About Creativity

deeds cannot dream what dreams can do

To you I am neither man nor woman. I come before you as an author only. It is the sole standard by which you have a right to judge me--the sole ground on which I accept your judgment.

I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've been given the liberty to do just about anything I've wanted to do in my lifetime.

Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.

A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.

I may have said the same thing before... but my explanation, I am sure, will always be different.

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If that was the case, Microsoft would have great products.

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

The idea is not to live forever, it is to create something that will

I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.

The imagination disposes of everything. It creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are the whole of the world.

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

The brain is a commodity used to fertilize ideas.

Writing is a craft not an art.

The true writer, the born writer, will scribble words on scraps of litter, the back of a bus tickets, on the wall of a cell.

All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn't your pet -- it's your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.

I know because I read...Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.

Write the book you want to read

A cliche is everything you've ever heard of.

Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.

People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.

Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.