I think this is probably a very good way to become a poet. Or to become anything, really, that calls to your heart and brings you to life.- P3
He got by somehow, making a living here and there.- P4
("We must risk delight," he wrote. "We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.")- P5
He told them that they must live their most creative lives as a means of fighting back against the ruthless furnace of this world.- P6
"Do you have the courage?
Do you have the courage to bring forth this work?
The treasures that are hidden inside you are hoping you will say yes."- P7
Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?- P7
The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.- P8
The courage to go on that hunt in the first place—that’s what separates a mundane existence from a more enchanted one. The often surprising results of that hunt—that’s what I call Big Magic.- P8
No, when I refer to "creative living," I am speaking more broadly. I’m talking about living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.- P9
A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner—continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you—is a fine art, in and of itself.- P12
Because creative living is where Big Magic will always abide.- P12
If you already have the courage to bring forth the jewels that are hidden within you, terrific.- P12
Because creative living is a path for the brave.- P12
We all know that fear is a desolate boneyard where our dreams go to desiccate in the hot sun.- P12
You’re afraid of unleashing your innermost demons, and you really don’t want to encounter your innermost demons.- P14
As the saying goes: "Argue for your limitations and you get to keep them."- P18
