“ Art is an act of the soul, not the intellect. When we are dealing with people's dreams - their visions, really - we are in the realm of the sacred. We are involved with forces and energies larger than… Julia Cameron
“ Basic Principles:1. Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy.2. There is an underlying, in-dwelling creative force infusing all of life -- including ourselves.3. W… Julia Cameron
“ We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss. Julia Cameron
“ When it was suggested that I write a memoir I said, 'I'm not old enough. I'm not distinguished enough.' But I went home and sat down to write, and the material for the book just came flooding into my… Julia Cameron
“ Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals. Julia Cameron
“ Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. Julia Cameron
“ Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone else's perspective. Julia Cameron
“ Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage. Julia Cameron
“ The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all. Julia Cameron
“ 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. Julia Cameron
“ Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite -- getting something down. Julia Cameron
“ I started writing morning pages just to keep my hand in, you know, just because I was a writer and I didn't know what else to do but write. And then one day as I was writing, a character came sort of… Julia Cameron
“ Artistic anorexia & sexual avoidance have the same root fears – fear of intimacy, fear of exposure, fear of failure. Julia Cameron
“ Most of us are not raised to actively encounter our destiny. We may not know that we have one. As children, we are seldom told we have a place in life that is uniquely ours alone. Instead, we are enco… Julia Cameron
“ Often God shuts a door in our face, And then subsequently opens the door through which we need to go. CATHERINE MARSHALL Julia Cameron
“ Artists and intellectuals are not he same animal. This causes a great deal of confusion. Our schools teach educate us intellectually but not artistically. We learn to deconstruct art, not construct it… Julia Cameron
