Quotes About Expression

When a writer looked at an empty computer screen, what did she see? Tristan wondered. A movie screen ready to be lit with faces? A night sky with one small star blinking at the top, a universe ready to be written on? Endless possibilities. Love's endless twists and turns - and all love's impossibilities.

the man next to Rush shouted a "Bravo!" that smelled of garlic.

Prayer and faith are bound together. Faith is the inspiration for prayer, and prayer is the expression of that faith.

For being able to use language was a critical skill that could carry one far. One could use it professionally, as a crafter of everything from political speeches to modern novels. One could use it personally, as a tool of discovery or a means of staying connected to others. One could use it as an outlet that would feed the artistic spirit of the creator, which existed in everyone.

Be the weirdo who dares to enjoy.

You have the opposite of poker face. You have like.. miniature golf face.

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. Living in this manner—continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you—is a fine art, in and of itself.

So this, I believe, is the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?

Parla come magni,' It means, 'Speak the way you eat,' or in my personal translation: 'Say it like you eat it.' It's a reminder - when you're making a big deal out of explaining something, when you're searching for the right words - to keep your language as simple and direct as Roman rood. Don't make a big production out of it. Just lay it on the table.

But to yell at your creativity, saying, "You must earn money for me!" is sort of like yelling at a cat; it has no idea what you're talking about, and all you're doing is scaring it away, because you're making really loud noises and your face looks weird when you do that.

When women are gathered together with no men around, they don't have to be anything in particular; they can just be

Someone has to write all those stories: why not me?

Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest.

If you're alive, you're a creative person.

if I am not actively creating something, then I am probably actively destroying something

creative entitlement simply means believing that you are allowed to be here, and that—merely by being here—you are allowed to have a voice and a vision of your own.

Every word was a singing sparrow, a magic trick, a truffle for me. The words made me laugh in delight.

creative people always suffer from depression because we're so super sensitive and special?

A lovely evening of new idioms and fresh mozzarella.

I have never created anything in my life that did not make me feel, at some point or another, like I was the guy who just walked into a fancy ball wearing a homemade lobster costume.

Fear is always triggered by creativity, because creativity asks you to enter into realms of uncertain outcome. This is nothing to be ashamed of. It is, however, something to be dealt with.

My face is a transparent transmitter of my every thought.

Just say what you want to say . . . and say it with all your heart.

I want to learn how to speak Italian. For years, I'd wished I could speak Italian--a language I find more beautiful than roses :)