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“Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”
― Charlie Wardle, Understanding & Building Confidence

“Genetic randomness had already determined how much talent I’d been allotted, and destiny’s randomness would account for my share of luck. The only piece I had any control over was my discipline. Recognizing that, it seemed like the best plan would be to work my ass off. That was the only card I had to play, so I played it hard.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Because often what keeps you from creative living is your self-absorption (your self-doubt, your self-disgust, your self-judgment, your crushing sense of self-protection).”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear