Desire is the impulse that sparks the flame.

Love is a flint that sparks a flame that will either flicker and burn out or continue with a warming glow.

— Anonymous

What is desire?-- The impulse to make someone else complete? That woman would set sodden straw on fire.

— Theodore Roethke

Jabor finally appeared at the top of the stairs, sparks of flame radiating from his body and igniting the fabric of the house around…

— Jonathan Stroud

“Whenever new knowledge causes you to question your previous assumptions, the stage is set for creative transformation.”

— Cathy Wild

I love the creative process of drawing inspiration, sourcing different materials, and helping an idea come to life.

— Pokimane

It's not my job at the Institute to teach where people are in the art world - in the world of art historically. My…

— Lawrence Jordan

“... an artist should paint from the heart, and not always what people expect. Predictability often leads to the dullest work, in my opinion,…

— Anonymous

It is not enough to have a talented designer; the management must be inspired too. The creative process is very disorganised; the production process…

— Bernard Arnault

The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and…

— Marcel Duchamp

“The sooner you finish procrastinating, the sooner you can get back to your art.”

— Stephanie Lennox

I think what holds people up in creative processes is the expectation of what it is they're doing. It's also the sense of judgement,…

— Antony Hegarty

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

— Adam Baldwin

Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn't secure, isn't necessarily familiar, and isn't convenient in any sort of way. And…

— Susanne Bier

Teasing out the way the world might look through another's eyes is what makes the creative process so fascinating and enjoyable.

— Stephen L. Carter

I'm a candle flame that sways in currents of air you can't see. You need to be the one who steadies me to burn.

— Nadine Gordimer