Imaginative compassion for that which is other than myself is a constant artistic and ethical discipline.

Art is an articulator of the soul's uncensored purpose and deepest will.

It, (creativity) requires an inclination to step into the unknown, as well as the ability to persist when there is no end in sight.

Creativity is a force moving through us, and only through practice do we learn how to cooperate with it. The 'process' is like a muscle. It needs to be exercised in order to function effortlessly.

Creative expression requires an ability to work with feelings and channel them. Frustration, dissatisfaction, and even a sense of desperation may help you access an eloquence you never knew existed.

Creation is a sentient and instinctual flow that determines where to go and what to change or omit.

Creative freedom is determined by how we behold the world. Any one of us can make new things with our perceptions that serve as doorways to the creative imagination. No one is excluded.

We can only learn about creativity through our own experience of it.

A person's license to create is irrevocable, and it opens to every corner of daily life. But it is always hard to see that doubt, fear, and indirectness are eternal aspects of the creative path.

I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership. Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many.

I first wanted to be a psychiatrist. I decided against that in medical school when I discovered that psychiatrists didn't, in reality, do what they did on TV.

Wherever there is light, one can photograph.

I have my FaceBook. And if you're naughty, I'll banish you from my kingdom on there.

Stay neurotic. Stay frustrated. Stay emotional. Stay excited. Your life is happening.

'Dr. Quinn' came along when I turned 40, so my career actually peaked then.

I aim for weekly routines with clear goals but make sure I do some stuff that I think I'll value in the long run.

My professional life has nothing to do with my personal life and vice versa.

Jimmy found himself wishing to make a dent in Crake, get a reaction; it was one of his weaknesses, to care what other people thought of him.

... a man's plans are meant to be changed for a beautiful woman.