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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise. - Julia Cameron

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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

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Author Profession: Author

Nationality: American

Born: March 4, 1948

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Mark Twain, Helen Keller, Henry David Thoreau, Zig Ziglar, Frederick Douglass, H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Joseph Campbell, Leo Buscaglia

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Creativity, Heart, Mystery, Surprise

Quotes to Explore

I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance. Julia Cameron

Perseverance, I Am, Friends, Believe

Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage. Julia Cameron

Faith, Creativity, Page, You, Leap

Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. - Julia Cameron

Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. Julia Cameron

Life, Darkness, Creativity, Human, Like

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow. Julia Cameron

Doing, You, Say, Follow, Never, Things

When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and 'good, orderly direction' to enter. Julia Cameron

Good, Direction, Way, Inspiration, Clear

Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals. Julia Cameron

Faith, Art, Name, Windows, Used, Made

You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith. Julia Cameron

Faith, Mistake, Fool, You, Belief, Means

Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush to the page trying to get something down in the little bit of fragment of time that you have, and you may write a great deal that way. Julia Cameron

Time, Great, Page, Down, Trying, You

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act. Julia Cameron

Faith, Time, Creative, Creativity, Page

Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance. Julia Cameron

Life, Humble, Spiritual, Ideas, Think

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control. Julia Cameron

Creative, Process, Control, Surrender

I believe that the 'dark night of the soul' is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith. Julia Cameron

Perseverance, Faith, Spiritual, Soul

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. Julia Cameron

Bad, Nothing, Bad Idea, Idea, Than, Dies

When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay. Julia Cameron

Life, Pen, Feel, You, Okay, Say

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