Being in the mood to write, like being in the mood to make love, is a luxury that isn't necessary in a long-term relationship. Just as the first caress can lead to a change of heart, the first sentence, however tentative and awkward, can lead to a desire to go just a little further.
Julia CameronI believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.
Julia CameronThe heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union; the heart of the mystical union is an experience of creativity.
Julia CameronI believe that what we want to write wants to be written. I believe that as I have an impulse to create, the something I want to create has an impulse to want to be born. My job, then, is to show up on the page and let that something move through me, in a sense, what wants to be written is none of my business.
Julia CameronIn dance, in composition, in sculpture, the experience is the same: we are more the conduit than the creator of what we express.
Julia CameronHere's what I like about God: Trees are crooked, mountains are lumpy, a lot of his creatures are funny looking, and he made it all anyway. He didn't let the aardvark convince him he had no business designing creatures. He didn't make a puffer fish and get discouraged, no, the maker made things - and still does.
Julia Cameron