“You break out of the box by stepping into shackles.From Imagine: How Creativity Works pg 23 (hardcover)”

“...the imagination is unleashed by constraints. You break out of the box by stepping into shackles.”

“What is it?”“Well, how it works is you take the box out of my hand and open it,” I say with a grin.”

“when you step out of your box you gain a deeper understanding of yourself!”

“We like to think of creativity as a space for untrammelled imagination, free from all constraints. Yetwhile freedom, rule-breaking and inspiration are undoubtedly essential to the creative process, thepopular image of creativity overlooks another aspect: examine the life of any great artist and youwill find evidence of hard work, discipline and a hard-won knowledge of the rules and conventionsof their medium.”

“No writing is a waste of time – no creative work where the feelings, the imagination, the intelligence must work. With every sentence you write, you have learned something. It has done you good.”