The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.

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"A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love."

- Pearl S. Buck

Love

"The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members."

- Pearl S. Buck

Compassion

"There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness."

- Pearl S. Buck

Hope

"You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings."

- Pearl S. Buck

Integrity

"I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work."

- Pearl S. Buck

Motivation

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"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

- Maya Angelou

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"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless."

- Jamie Paolinetti

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"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."

- Herman Melville

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"I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying."

- Oscar Wilde

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"Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too."

- Isabel Allende

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