As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being. ~ C.G. Jung
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. ~ Erica Jong
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say in any other way– things that I had no words for. ~ Georgia O’Keeffe
Art appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition. It speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives. ~ Joseph Conrad
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
When you’re inspired, it’s nearly impossible to have balance. ~ Nina Bagley
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ~ E.M. Forster
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. ~ Anaïs Nin
I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can know only what the truth is for me today. That is what I am called upon to serve, and I serve it in all lucidity. ~ Igor Stravinsky
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anaïs Nin
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ~ Anaïs Nin
We are constantly invited to be what we are; as to something worthy and noble. I never waited but for myself to come round; none ever detained me, but I lagged and tagged behind myself. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Art is the conversation between lovers. Art is offering, an opening for the heart. True art makes the divine silence in the soul break into applause. ~ Hafiz
The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time. ~ Mary Oliver
We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations. ~ Anaïs Nin
Eventually I discovered for myself the utterly simple prescription for creativity: be intensely yourself. Don’t try to be outstanding; don’t try to be a success; don’t try to do pictures for others to look at – just please yourself. ~ Ralph Steiner
Life just turns deliciously quirky when you stop resisting yourself and, instead, honor the intuition that tugs at you like a puppy on a leash in the park. Follow the magic and magic starts to follow you. ~ Tama J. Kieves
Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish. ~ John Jake
I must be a mermaid….I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living. ~ Anaïs Nin
