By The Creative Act, We Are Able

What Kierkegaard Said About Love Is Also True Of Creativity: Every Person Must Start At The Beginning.

It Is Infinitely Safer To Know That The Man At The Top Has His Doubts, As You And I Have Ours, Yet Has The Courage To Move Ahead In Spite Of These Doubts.

There Is No Meaningful Yes Unless The Individual Could Also Have Said No.

Recall How Often In Human History The Saint And The Rebel Have Be The Same Person. (p. 35)

... What The Artist Or Creative Scientist Feels Is Not Anxiety Or Fear; It Is Joy. I Use The Word In Contrast To Happiness Or Pleasure. The Artist, At The Moment Of Creating, Does Not Experience Gratification Or Satisfaction... Rather, It Is Joy, Joy Defined As The Emotion That Goes With Heightened Consciousness, The Mood That Accompanies The Experience Of Actualizing One's Own Potentialities.