Silvano Arieti Quotes

Creativity does not depend on inherited talent or on environment or upbringing; it is the function of the ego of every human being.

Creativity is not simply originality and unlimited freedom. There is much more to it than that. Creativity also imposes restrictions. While it uses methods other than those of ordinary thinking, it must not be in disagreement with ordinary thinking-or rather, it must be something that, sooner or later, ordinary thinking will understand, accept, and appreciate. Otherwise the result would be bizarre, not creative.

Human creativity uses what is already existing and available and changes it in unpredictable ways.