Grant Young

“But never delude yourself into believing that you require someone else’s blessing (or even their comprehension) in order to make your own creative work.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Give your mind a job to do, or else it will find a job to do, and you might not like the job it invents.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Creativity is a path for the brave, yes, but it is not a path for the fearless, and it’s important to recognize the distinction. Bravery means doing something scary. Fearlessness means not even understanding what the word scary means. If your goal in life is to become fearless, then I believe you’re already on the wrong path, because the only truly fearless people I’ve ever met were straight-up sociopaths and a few exceptionally reckless three-year-olds—and those aren’t good role models for anyone.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“It seems to me that the less I fight my fear, the less it fights back. If I can relax, fear relaxes, too.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear