Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.

What Kierkegaard said about love is also true of creativity: every person must start at the beginning.

Joy is the zest that you get out of using your talents, your understanding, the totality of your being, for great aims...That's the kind of feeling that goes with creativity. That's why I say the courage to create. Creation does not come out of simply what you're born with. That must be united with your courage, both of which cause anxiety, but also great joy.

All people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in this task of life.

Creativity occurs as an act of encounter, and is to be understood with this encounter at the center.

Something is born, comes into being, something which did not exist before - which is as good a definition of creativity as we can get.

We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to the creative experience with intensity of dedication and commitment.

We express our being by creating. Creativity is a necessary sequel to being.