An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose. - What Is Literature?

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose. - What Is Literature?

It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole read more

It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.

It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.

It is wise to learn; it is God-like to create.

Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.

Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.