“Writing a page a day doesn't seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Human beings want to know where things came from, how they were made, and who made them. The stories you tell about… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don't come out of the womb knowing who we are. In the… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“In the first act, you get your hero up a tree. The second act, you throw rocks at him. For the third… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“The trouble with imaginative people is that we're good at picturing the worst that could happen to us. Fear is often just… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Think about your favourite work and your creative heroes. What did they miss? What didn't they make? What could've been made better?… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“If you have two or three real passions, don't feel like you have to pick and choose between them. Don't discard. Keep… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“When you get rid of old material, you push yourself further and come up with something better.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“You have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing the work… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“If you look to artists who've managed to achieve lifelong careers, you detect the same pattern: They all have been able to… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Be ambitious. Keep yourself busy. Think bigger. Expand your audience. Don't hobble yourself in the name of "keeping it real," or "not… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Don't talk to people you don't want to talk to, and don't talk about stuff you don't want to talk about.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“In the meantime, if you're not into the world you live in, you can build your own world around you.[...]Surround yourself with… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“We all love things that other people think are garbage. You have to have the courage to keep loving your garbage, because… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you'll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It's that… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Everybody loves a good story, but good storytelling doesn't come easy to everybody. It's a skill that takes a lifetime to master.… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“The computer brings out the uptight perfectionist in us- we start editing ideas before we have them.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Pablo Picasso was notorious for sucking the energy out of the people he met. His granddaughter Marina claimed that he squeezed people… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Don't just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. You don't want to look like your heroes, you want to… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
“Don't feel guilty about the pleasures you take in the things you enjoy.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
