Big Magic

Joy is its own excuse for being.

Martha Beck in Tim Ferris podcast

Beauty is its own excuse for being.

The Rhodora poem by Ralf Waldo Emerson

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don’t bring forth what is within you, what you don’t bring forth will destroy you.”—Gospel of Thomas.)

Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Bring forth what is within you. What is within you will save you.

Gospel of Thomas