1,307 Quotes About Artists

The first among mankind will always be those who make something imperishable out of a sheet of paper, a canvas, a piece of marble, or a few sounds

It’s a shame how much artists have to bleed for people to enjoy their work.

Often the inspiration to write music comes from the voices in your head. You’re not crazy. Just be thankful they are not making you rescue people in 20-degree weather at 2:30 in the morning in the forest.

To be an artist was to have failure as your constant bedfellow.

Impulses are the most important things we have as artists. Stop judging them. Get out of their way and follow wherever they lead.

If you haven't proclaimed it in your own life, do it now. Say, "I am an artist.

He spent decades researching his imagination. During this, he gave up the creation of children, the thrill of romance, and even religion for what he believed to be the most important story he could write. When you read his pages, and knew what was sacrificed, each chapter provided you an obscure timeline of a life he never got to live. The publishers will lie and say it costs twelve dollars plus tax.

During those times I feel guilty or cut off from producing, I need to remember I am in cocoon mode. Sometimes you just need to binge watch movies or sleep or do nothing at all…for months. But I assure you, that a gorgeous butterfly emerges ready & re-energized; to light up the world with new ideas, content & #writing,

Creativity is a dance with the Divine, a connection to Source, a journey through the realm of infinite possibility. To create is pure magic.