I was an A student and I liked creative writing.

We must nurture creative scientists in an environment that encourages interactions and collaborations across different fields, and support research free from weighty bureaucracies.

When it comes to creating things, I compete with nature not with men.

Soak blanket in gravy and make a delicious brick wrap. Serve in All Gravy Room at the Mandrake Hotel.

I’m very motivated by the occasional creative payoff that comes when something goes really well, be it a song, a recording or performance. The payoff is enormous – when you get it. Most of the...

Captivity ends when creativity begins

A coffin would make a great suitcase. If I folded it neatly, I’ll bet I could pack in all my love for you.

Regarding the creative: never assume you’re the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you’re masterful.

Love, it’s like catching barrels in a fish.

I drink coffee like other men paint pictures of naked women. I do it because I love the full body.

I am passionate about creating, not about procreating. My love for art is greater than my love for making love.

While they had security escort me out of the building, they couldn’t forcibly remove the trophy from my anus. If love were a competition, I’d be the winner.

I called her Nebraska, because she was from Iowa. We made love like the Midwest. Well, not all of it. More like the Midwest minus Kansas, if you know what I mean.

I do think Austin is a great town for writers; we have a lot of them here. But I grew up in Austin, and so I didn’t move here because it was a creative mecca;...

Before innovation – or practical creativity – there is insight. You must see the world differently.

I think as long as you’re being creative and finding your own work interesting, that’s all that matters.

New York is great for busy creative types. The city has a pulse that races, and you either keep up with it or you leave.

It may, after all, be the bad habit of creative talents to invest themselves in pathological extremes that yield remarkable insights but no durable way of life for those who cannot translate their psychic wounds...

The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.