

“I have watched so many other people murder their creativity by demanding that their art pay the bills.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“What do you love doing so much that the words failure and success essentially become irrelevant?”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“If you can't do what you long to do, go do something else. Go walk the dog, go pick up every bit of trash on the street outside your home, go walk the dog again, go bake a peach cobbler, go paint some pebbles with brightly colored nail polish and put them in a pile. You might think it's procrastiantion, but - with the right intention - it isn't; it's motion. And any motion whatsoever beats inertia, because inspiration will always be drawn to motion.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“art is absolutely meaningless. It is, however, also deeply meaningful.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Your creative work is not your baby; if anything, you are its baby.”
― Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
― Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
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