Notes on Writing
“Why do I write?
To investigate the mystery of existence. To tolerate myself.
To get closer to everything that is outside of me”.
Jhumpa Lahiri - In Other Words
Because I Want To
“And while the paths and outcomes of creative living will vary wildly from person to person, I can guarantee you this: A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life”.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert.
“in the end it’s all just violets trying to come to light” - Elizabeth Gilbert
“Creativity is not a solitary movement. That is its power. Whatever is touched by it, whoever hears, sees it, senses it, knows it, is fed. That is why beholding someone else’s creative word, image, idea fills us up, inspires us to our own creative work. A single creative act has the potential to feed a continent. One creative act can cause a torrent to break a stone”.
Women who run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes