Julia Cameron Quotes

Exercise often moves us straight from stagnation to inspiration, from problem to solution, from self-pity to self-respect.

We have this idea that we need to be in the mood to write. We don't.

We are meant to midwife dreams for one another. Success occurs in clusters

We should write, above all, because we are writers, whether we call ourselves that or not.

A sketch book freezes time. It is an instantaneous form of meditation focusing us on the worth of every passing moment.

As we open our creative channel to the creator, many gentle but powerful changes are to be expected.

Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.

There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.

As an experienced artist, I carry my work like a secret pregnancy. I am always aware of inner life and the need to protect it.

It hurts like hell when the world won't invest in you. But it's excruciating, almost more than you can bear, when you don't believe and invest in yourself.

There is a treadmill quality to workaholism.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. As creative channels, we need to trust the darkness.

Leap, and the net appears.

Money cannot fill an empty soul.

In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.

When you are feeling too dull and too domesticated get on a horse, sit tall in the saddle, and for a moment live in a world that feels like risk and adventure.

And why are we supposed to be serious about God? Did God show up and crack the whip? “You there, Annie in Ohio, I see you laughing a lot and frankly it really pisses Me off . . . “ (50)

Sometimes the dying live more fiercely and wisely than the rest of us. (146)

We will experience the life we have the faith to experience.

A career must be husbanded. Care must be taken. Everyday must bring some small bit of progress. How would an artist with any self-worth act? Act that way.

We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss.

Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.

Treating myself like a precious object will make me strong.

Accept the fact that you're an artist and stop second-guessing yourself. Just do it.

We are the ORIGIN of our art, its homeland. Viewed this way, ORIGINALITY is the process of remaining true to ourselves.

When we are on our right path, we have a surefootedness.

Take a small step in the direction of a dream and watch the synchronous doors flying open

Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness... bright ideas are preceded by a gestation period that is interior, murky, and completely necessary.

The essential element in nurturing our creativity lies in nurturing ourselves.

What payoff are you getting for remaining stuck at this point in your expansion?

I learned to just show up at the page and write down what I heard. Writing became more like eavesdropping and less like inventing a nuclear bomb.

Art is one of the few careers without a mandatory retirement age.

By listening to the creator within, we are led to our right path.

A working artist is a playing artist.

When I ask for help with my creativity, I get it.

Do not call procrastination laziness. Call it fear.

We don't often talk about the fact that writing is all about rhythm. When you get too up in your head, you can lose a lot of your writing. Sometimes what a writer really needs to do is go dancing.

Soul is not about function; it's about beauty, form, and memory.

As children we hoard and gloat over words. Words give ownership: we name our world and we claim it...Children trust the power of words.

It's impossible to get better and look good at the same time.

My heart holds the world in tender awe.

When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God: good, orderly direction.

Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.

Workaholism is an addiction, and like all addictions, it blocks creative energy.

Water seeks its own level and water rises collectively

The opposite of Prosperity is not poverty. It is anxiety.

Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone elses perspective.

We are not accustomed to thinking that God's will for us and our own inner dreams can coincide.

It is the use of creativity which heals the creative wound.

I bless the wisdom of my loving heart. Love is a form of listening. I listen with a loving heart. I listen to the love within my heart and I hear the love in the hearts of others.