589 Quotes by Julia Cameron

Doing it all the time, whether or not we are in the mood, gives us ownership of our writing ability. It takes it out of the realm of conjuring where we stand on the rock of isolation, begging the winds for inspiration, and it makes it something as do-able as picking up a hammer and pounding a nail. Writing may be an art, but it is certainly a craft. It is a simple and workable thing that can be as steady and reliable as a chore—does that ruin the romance?

Writing is a way not only to metabolize life but to alchemize it as well. It is a way to transform what happens to us in our own experience. It is a way to move from passive to active. We may still be the victims of circumstance, but by our understanding those circumstances we place events within the ongoing context of our own life, that is, the life we "own".

Grab for time to write instead of wait for time.

When we make time to write, we can do it anytime, anywhere.

I do not put in long hours at the keys - or very seldom. Instead, I snatch time. I write in the crannies of my life.

We've all heard that the unexamined life is not worth living, but consider too that the unlived life is not worth examining.

To kill your dreams because they are irresponsible is to irresponsible to yourself.

Any success postulated on a permanent artistic plateau dooms us, and it to failure.

Creativity requires action and part of that action must be physical.