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“Genius is no more than childhood recaptured at will, childhood equipped now with man's physical means to express itself, and with the analytical mind that enables it to bring order into the sum of experience, involuntarily amassed.”
― BAUDELAIRE - the Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
― BAUDELAIRE - the Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“Done is better than good.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat,”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“It’s a simple and generous rule of life that whatever you practice, you will improve at.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
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