Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

by Elizabeth Gilbert

He told them that they must live their most creative lives as a means of fighting back against the ruthless furnace of this world.

There seems to be two schools of thought here whose refrain I've heard since childhood. Either find something you love and dedicate your life and creativity to preserving it, or find something you detest and dedicate your life and creativity to combatting it. ...

She loved it even more than ever, perhaps, because now, as an adult, she finally had the perspective to appreciate the value of her own joy.

A truism but true