A hunch
is creativity
trying to
tell you something.
—Frank Capra
The creative person, in the inspirational phase of the creative furor . . . is all there, totally immersed, fascinated, absorbed in the present, in the current situation . . . utterly lost in the present . . . Little wonder that this shaking experience has so often been considered to be super-human, supernatural.
—Abraham Maslow
Who knows where inspiration comes from? Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.
—Amy Tan
In art as in love, instinct is enough.
—Anatole France
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
—Anthony Robbins
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
—Auguste Rodin
Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
—Colette
The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation.
—Comer Cotrell
You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening
