Julia Cameron
Julia Cameron
Julia B. Cameronis an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is most famous for her book The Artist's Way. She also has written many other non-fiction works, short stories, and essays, as well as novels, plays, musicals, and screenplays...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
love listening nature-love
When I listen to love, I am listening to my true nature. When I express love, I am expressing my true nature
creativity creative done
Your mood doesn't really matter. Some of the best creative work gets done on the days when you feel that everything you're doing is just plain junk.
writing passion yield
we should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living. writing is sensual, experiential, grounding. we should write because writing is good for the soul. we should write because writing yields us a body of work, a felt path through the world we live in.
anger meant-to-be
Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out.
depression crazy feels-just
It is important to remember that at first blush, going sane feels just like going crazy.
creativity sculpture composition
In dance, in composition, in sculpture, the experience is the same: we are more the conduit than the creator of what we express.
running creativity where-you-are
In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.
magic imagine
All of us are far richer than we imagine. None of us possesses a life devoid of magic.
real believe artist
Many of us believe that 'real artists' do not experience self-doubt. In truth, artists are people who have learned to live with doubt and do the work anyway.
time writing perfect
We all have time to write. We have time to write the minute we are willing to write badly, to chase a dead end, to scribble a few words, to write for the hell of it instead of for the perfect and polished result.
creative needs pathways
You need to create pathways in your consciousness through which the creative forces operate.
inspiration responsibility self
We imagine that if we had time we would quiet our more shallow selves and listen to a deeper flow of inspiration. Again, this is a myth that lets us off the hook - if I wait for enough time to listen, I don't have to listen now, I don't have to take responsibility for being available to what is trying to bubble up today.
excellence way done
Doing work points the way to new and better work to be done.
creativity sensible has-beens
Creativity is not and never has been sensible.