10 Quotes to Inspire Your Creativity

by Beth K. Vogt @BethVogt

Writers, we are nothing if not creative.

Whether we write non-fiction or fiction, our craft begins with a spark. A question that needs to be answered. A what ifthat lures us down an imaginary path. 

We talk about an inspirational muse, but writing is hard work and perseverance blended with that creative catalyst. As a life-long lover of quotes, I’ve compiled ten favorite quotes about creativity. I hope they inspire you today, wherever you are along the writing road. Let me know if you highlight one or two—or even post a quote above your desk for continued motivation.

Quotes to Inspire a Writer's Creativity

1. “Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.” Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), American poet

2. “You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya Angelou (1928-2014), American memoirist

3. “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” Joseph Chilton Pearce (1926-2016), American author 

4. “The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), American poet

5. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), American tennis player

6. “There is no such thing as a new idea. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope.” Mark Twain (1835-1910), American humorist 

7. “Making the simple complicated is commonplace. Making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” Charles Mingus (1922-1979), American jazz musician

8. “If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much.” Steve Jobs (1955-2011), American business magnate

9. “The creative adult is the child who survived.” Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018), American author.

10. “Ideas come from everything.” Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), English filmmaker 

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Beth K. Vogt believes God’s best often waits behind the doors marked “Never.” She’s authored 14 novels and novellas, both romance and women’s fiction. Beth is a Christy Award winner, an ACFW Carol Award winner, and a  RITA® finalist. Her novel Things I Never Told You, book one in her Thatcher Sisters Series by Tyndale House Publishers, won the 2109 AWSA Golden Scroll Award for Contemporary Novel of the Year. An established magazine writer and former editor of the leadership magazine for MOPS International, Beth blogs for Learn How to Write a Novel and The Write Conversation and also enjoys speaking to writers group and mentoring other writers. She lives in Colorado with her husband Rob, who has adjusted to discussing the lives of imaginary people. Connect with Beth at bethvogt.com.

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