Reminders for myself
All creative work is at bottom a means of self-liberation and a coping mechanism — for the loneliness, the despair, the chaos and contradiction within. It is the best means we have of transmuting that which gnaws at us into something that nourishes, and yet how little of that private ferment is visible in the finished work
Kafka’s Creative Block and the Four Psychological Hindrances That Keep the Talented from Manifesting Their Talent
(because in the end, creativity is a gift to the creator, not just a gift to the audience).
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
Eu costumava pensar que a gente fazia arte motivada pelo desejo de se expressar. Pode até ser, mas será que não é colocar pressão demais nos nossos eus já sobrecarregados, esperar que todos tenham algo único para dizer?