340 Quotes by Austin Kleon

And this, too, shall pass away.

Paul McCartney has said, “I emulated Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis. We all did.

You don’t put yourself online only because you have something to say – you can put yourself online to find something to say.

Art that only comes from the head isn’t any good. Watch any good musician and you’ll see what I mean.

Being open and honest about what you like is the best way to connect with people who like those things, too.

There’s only one rule I know of: You’ve got to be kind.” – Kurt Vonnegut.

Whenever Picasso learned how to do something, he abandoned it.

The great thing about remote or dead masters is that they can’t refuse you as an apprentice. You can learn whatever you want from them. They left their lesson plans in their work.

I had a professor in college who returned our graded essays, walked up to the chalkboard, and wrote in huge letters: “SO WHAT?” She threw the piece of chalk down and said, “Ask yourself that every time you turn in a piece of writing.” It’s a lesson I never forgot.