Tuesday morning quotes
Starting things off early today. Here’s a series of quotes from some of the worlds greatest authors. Stuff that I’ve been finding helpful the past few days with my own writing.
“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” ~John Steinbeck
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.” ~Terry Pratchett
“When we tell stories about creativity, we tend to leave out this phase. We neglect to mention those days when we wanted to quit, when we believed that our problem was impossible. Instead, we skip straight to the breakthrough. We tell the happy ending first. The danger of this scenario is that the act of feeling frustrated is an essential part of the creative process. Before we can find the answer — before we can even know the question — we must be immersed in disappointment, convinced that a solution is beyond our reach. We need to have wrestled with the problem and lost. Because it’s only after we stop searching that an answer may arrive.” ~The Importance of Frustration in the Creative Process
“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” ~Jules Renard
“You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it. You get ideas when you ask yourself simple questions. The most important of the questions is just, What if…?” ~Neil Gaiman
