A lot of the shadow self is the home of poetry, story, prayer. My deepest understandings are often released from the part of me of which I am least aware most of the time.
Madeleine L'EngleWhen we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, freed from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colors are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize.
Madeleine L'EngleI don't know if they're really like everybody else, or if they're able to pretend they are.
Madeleine L'EngleInspiration more often comes during the work than before it, because the largest part of the job of an artist is to listen to the work.
Madeleine L'Engle