589 Quotes by Julia Cameron

Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone else's perspective.

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act.

When I went in, my editor said, 'I hope you don't think you're a writer.' And I said, 'I hope you don't think I'm a journalist.' And, uh, turned out we were both right.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough ? that we should try again.

In times of separation, I affirm that our connection remains intact through spirit. Spirits lead our loving hearts and spirit knows no distance or separation.

Charity begins at home' is not a bromide. It is a direction. It means start with being nice to yourself, your authentic self, tehen try being nice to everyone else.

I came to believe that creativity is God's will for us, and that we can practice creativity like any other spiritual practice— a day at a time.

Kids are not self-conscious. and once we are actually in the flow of our creativity, neither are we.

At its essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.