I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is well to be alone. It fertilizes the creative impulse.
For writers and artists, it's always a balancing act between wanting to be the center of attention and wanting to be invisible and watch what's going on.
Something in a writer's brain needs to watch everything with a detached, amoral eye.
Certainly when, you know, you put a lot of creative people together, there's ego and tension and all that stuff comes into play. But on the flip side, there's a lot of camaraderie and closeness.
Nowadays, I know the true reason I read is to feel less alone, to make a connection with a consciousness other than my own.
Art makes us feel less alone. It makes us think: somebody else has thought this, somebody else has had these feelings.
Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
When you're a creative person, there are just times when you're not listening. You know, I could be looking right at you and thinking about something else.
I love when people have their own creative vision, when a person stands out and tries different things.
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