“So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.” WritingMindInspirationProcessExampleGoes OnExtremes Book:Churchill's Black Dog, Kafka's Mice, and Other Phenomena of the Human Mind Source: Churchill's Black Dog, Kafka's Mice, and Other Phenomena of the Human Mind
“A pure heart is perhaps one which has no natural propulsion towards anything in any manner whatsoever. When in its extreme simplicity such a heart has become like a writing-tablet beautifully smoothed and polished, God comes to dwell in it and writes there His own laws.” WritingHeartChristianLawNaturalPureSimplicityExtremesOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianPolishedTabletsPure HeartPropulsion Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Buffon said unreservedly, "Genius is simply patience carried to the extreme." To those who asked how he achieved fame he replied: "By spending forty years of my life bent over my writing desk."” WritingYearsSaidScienceGeniusFameExtremesSpendingFortyDesksBentBuffon Book:Advice for a Young Investigator Source: Advice for a Young Investigator
“I write a lot of songs about being in love, how beautiful women are but I've definitely experienced that other side of love where you're in a situation where you love a girl so much but you just know for a fact that she doesn't love you the same. "Grenade" is the extreme way of saying "I'd do anything for you and why can't I feel you would do the same for me?” KnowsWayFeelsWritingFactsBeautifulSongGirlSidesSituationLove YouExtremesBeautiful WomenBeing In LoveGrenade Author:Bruno Mars