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Eric Maisel is a renowned teacher, born in 1947. He is known for his contributions to adult education and lifelong learning, particularly in the fields of creative writing and counseling.

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“I am a human being and an artist: I really, simply, surely am.”

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Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“The artist is a god, but he is also an idiot. That is the human way.”

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Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“The artist... may suppose that ideas are his chief currency; but unless he is also attuned to feelings, in life and in art, he will not move his fellow human beings.”

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Book:Affirmations for Artists

Source: Affirmations for Artists

“The artist at her best - wild, passionate, rebellious, and human - is often too large and truthful a creature for society's taste. The artist at her most outlandish - profane, eccentric, even a little mad - is at least as disquieting a figure.”

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Author:Eric Maisel

“If we had the consciousness of a cat or a dog, we would have it in us to become perfect Zen masters. We could gnaw on a bone, take a nap, play with a spider until we killed it, get our litter just right, and be innocently and serenely present. Meaning would mean nothing to us, nor would we need it to mean anything. We would be free, and we would be spared. But, we are human beings, and we posses that odd duck – human consciousness.”

Source: The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person s Path Through Depression