Being original Quote by William S. Burroughs

When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that…

— John McGahern

“I do not possess the ability to draw or paint. I can’t sing or dance. I can’t knit or sew. But I am an…

— Aubrey Becker

Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

— Georges Seurat

Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.

— Lukas Foss

Words in the mind are like colors on the palette of the artist. The more colors we have access to, the easier it is…

— Jim Rohn

There is always shame in the creation of an expressive work, whether it's a book or a clay pot. Every artist worries about how…

— Rachel Cusk

Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody. "Your very own words," indeed ! And who are you?

— Brion Gysin

Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

It's only when an artist becomes a master that they are fully able to express themselves.

— Carolina Kostner

To be original one needs to learn the ideas of other painters in order to be different from them.

— Edgar Alwin Payne

To be an artist that is fully original, it doesn't exist.

— John Gourley

Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only itself to copy.

— Vladimir Nabokov