Julia Cameron

"We should write because it is human nature to write. Writing claims our world. It makes it directly and specifically our own."

- Julia Cameron

"We begin to sort through the differences between our real feelings, which are often secret, and our official feelings, those on the record for public display."

- Julia Cameron

"When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and ‘good, orderly direction’ to enter."

- Julia Cameron

"What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us."

- Julia Cameron

"The creative process is a process of surrender, not control."

- Julia Cameron

"Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite – getting something down."

- Julia Cameron

"The creative process is a process of surrender, no control."

- Julia Cameron

"Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise."

- Julia Cameron

"Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control."

- Julia Cameron

"Serious art is born from serious play."

- Julia Cameron

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

- Julia Cameron

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

- Julia Cameron

"Writing is like breathing, it’s possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what."

- Julia Cameron

"In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to the present."

- Julia Cameron

"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."

- Julia Cameron