Enough Quote by Virgil Thomson
“I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Music journal, 1971
Creative output can be periodic; long lives allow multiple major works.
In simple terms: Creativity ebbs and flows.
Key Takeaway
Embrace your creative cycles.
Themes
creativity
age
productivity
music
Mood
thoughtful
inspirational
Type
philosophical
personal
When to use this quote
- writing
- composing
- career planning
Key Concepts
artistic lifespan
inspiration cycles
legacy
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you sustain inspiration over decades?
- What factors influence your creative periods?
A Different Perspective
Not all artists produce multiple works.
![“It takes about a year to write an opera for me, but not a really a year of writing. I'm touring at the same time, and I'm playing, sometimes doing smaller projects.[The opera] Akhnaten fits in with Gandhi and Einstein, so that forms a trilogy in a way.I picked people who were these kind of larger…” quote by Philip Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/20d/philip-glass-14533_admirable_it-takes-about-a-year-to-write-an-opera_444252.jpg)
