Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:49:55 -0400 From: "Mary Robinette Kowal" <mary-AT-otherhandproductions.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: [Puptcrit] Martha Graham quote on the uniqueness of creators There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time. This expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open=85No artist is pleased=85 There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others. =96Martha Graham (to Agnes DeMille), Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham -- Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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