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“Breathing is a lot like creativity. Like an inhale, you receive an inspiration, you let it run through the unique magnificence of who you are, and then you release it into the world, letting it go, unattached to the way it needs to look.”
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“Here's to the moments when you realize the simple things are wonderful and enough.”
― The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder
― The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder
“We must be willing to fall flat on our faces. Fearlessly putting ourselves out there is simply a required part of the process. At the very least, it results in the gift of humility and, at best, the triumph of our human spirit.”
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“Often the Muse will not respond to direct and logical requests. She must be lured in with the playful and gentle.”
― The Nine Modern Day Muses: 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence
― The Nine Modern Day Muses: 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence
“Just as no monkey is as good-looking as the ugliest of humans, no academic is worthier than the worst of the creators”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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