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The Two Souls Within: Hermann Hesse on the Dual Life of the Creative Spirit
“Like a precious, fleeting foam over the sea of suffering arise all those works of art, in which a single individual lifts himself for an hour so high above his personal destiny that his happiness shines like a star and appears to all who see it as something eternal and as a happiness of their own.”
How to Be a Living Poem: Lucille Clifton on the Balance of Intellect and Intuition in Creative Work and the Healing Power of Connection
“I didn’t graduate from college, which isn’t necessary to be a poet. It is only necessary to be interested in humans and to be in touch with yourself as a human.”
“Little Women” Author Louisa May Alcott on the Creative Rewards of Being Single
“Liberty is a better husband than love.”
The Remedy for Creative Block and Existential Stuckness
“Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender… Only unconditional surrender leads to real emptiness, and from that place of emptiness I can be prolific and free.”
The Vital Difference Between Work and Labor: Lewis Hyde on Sustaining the Creative Spirit
“The gifts of the inner world must be accepted as gifts in the outer world if they are to retain their vitality.”
Working Out, Working In: Applying the Six Principles of Athletic Training to Writing and Creative Work
Albert Camus on Writing and the Importance of Stubbornness in Creative Work
“There is no greatness without a little stubbornness… Works of art are not born in flashes of inspiration but in a daily fidelity.”
May Sarton on Writing, Gardening, and the Importance of Patience Over Will in Creative Work
“Gardening is like poetry in that it is gratuitous, and also that it cannot be done on will alone.”
The Creative Accident: Visionary Ceramicist Edith Heath on Serendipity, the Antidote to Obsolescence, and the Five Pillars of Timelessness
On aligning the things we make with basic human values for an enduring world.
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