Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art.
The water is free.
So drink.
Drink and be filled up.
Stephen King, On Writing.
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To
paint a picture or to write a story or to compose a song is an
incarnational activity. The artist is a servant who is willing to be a
birth giver. In a very real sense the artist should be like Mary who,
when the angel told her that she was to bear the Messiah, was obedient
to the command. I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of
great genius, or something very small, comes to the artist and says,
'Here I am. Enflesh me. Give birth to me.'
Madeline l'Engle. Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art.
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Art gives me life. It is the deepest expression of the human soul.
I make it because I have no other choice.
T. C. Boyle, author.
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Sheesh, I'm thinking I have something to add to these voices? They're too brilliant...but, I can observe that these three different authors offer us powerful insights into the creative act. All three seem to see creativity as something that pulls them forward or lifts them up, something bigger than themselves...frankly, is something that transcends reality.
