First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.

... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.

... not picked from the leaves of any author, but bred amongst the weeds and tares of mine own brain.

It seems safe to say that significant discovery, really creative thinking, does not occur with regard to problems about which read more

It seems safe to say that significant discovery, really creative thinking, does not occur with regard to problems about which the thinker is lukewarm.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Creativity is contagious, pass it on.

Creativity is contagious, pass it on.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.