Creative people Quote by Kyla Stone

Mental illness and creativity are - it's a thin line in between the two. I tend to believe that.

— Bruce Springsteen

Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative people prone…

— Nick Flynn

“Creativity is closely associated with bipolar disorder. This condition is unique . Many famous historical figures and artists have had this. Yet they have…

— Preeti Shenoy

I don't mean that creative people are somehow finer, or more sensitive, and thus have finer, more sensitive nervous breakdowns - you can save…

— Stephen King

I feel like creativity seems to rise up wherever there's been sadness or conflict as a coping mechanism.

— Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.

— Patrick Califia

I have this mental sickness called creativity

— Philippe Starck

Creativity is on the side of health - it isn't the thing that drives us mad; it is the capacity in us that tries…

— Jeanette Winterson

Creativity is a powerful force for anyone attempting to heal themselves.

— Frazey Ford

If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and even if the state…

— Anthony Storr

Does madness bring creativity? Or does creativity cause madness? Can an artist create without the ups so high and the downs so low?

— Megan Hart

Supposedly there's an actual, researched link between extreme creativity and mental illness, and I believe it because I've seen it with my own eyes.

— Deb Caletti