“Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being.” WayDreamSpiritEvilUnderstandingMy OwnDealsUnderstoodResponsibleInspiredOneselfAliensImpulse Book:Collected Papers Source: Collected Papers
“I almost never start with an image. I start with a painting idea, an impulse, usually derived from my own world.” WorldIdeasMy OwnPaintingImpulseMy Own World Book:Robert Motherwell Source: Robert Motherwell
“The dramatic sufferings of adults and all the cruel fantasies of those of my own age, who seemed abandoned to their own impulses in the midst of so many catastrophes, appeared to inscribe themselves on the walls around me.” AgeSufferingMy OwnFantasyWallAdultsImpulseDramaticMidstAbandonedCatastrophe Author:Antoni Tapies
“My life has not been the best possible. The slave of impulse, I have rushed forward to my own destruction.” LifeMy OwnDestructionSlaveImpulse Book:The works of Lady Caroline Lamb Source: The works of Lady Caroline Lamb
“If I would put my talent on the table, if I would control my impulses, if I would make decisions and plans for my own life, then I could be successful.” IfsMy OwnDecisionSuccessfulPlansTalentTablesImpulseBeing SuccessfulMy Own Life Author:Star Parker
“Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it's like an impulse.” NeedsWritingUseFormMy OwnNotesImpulseRemembranceDiaries Author:Orhan Pamuk
“I have some irrepressible pop impulses to write an appealing, concise song. And I also have some irrepressible kind of restlessness as well, and I need to keep myself interested. When I'm left to my own devices, there's a struggle.” NeedsWritingWellsKindSongLeftMy OwnStrugglePopsImpulseDevicesRestlessnessConciseIrrepressible Author:Andrew Bird
“I have time to write 1-2 novels per year, and get roughly novel-sized ideas every month. I have to perform triage on my own writing impulses.” WritingYearsIdeasMy OwnNovelMonthsImpulseTriage Author:Charles Stross