Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are built up as positive experiences.
Mary Catherine BatesonRarely is it possible to study all of the instructions to a game before beginning to play, or to memorize the manual before turning on the computer. The excitement of improvisation lies not only in the risk of being involved but in the new ideas, as heady as the adrenaline of performance, that seems to come from nowhere.
Mary Catherine BatesonThe timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.
Mary Catherine BatesonImprovisation can be either a last resort or an established way of evoking creativity.
Mary Catherine Bateson