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#25: If you need a little lift: Kurt Vonnegut reminds us to create for the kick of creation
#25: If you need a little lift: Kurt Vonnegut reminds us to create for the kick of creation

A rippling reminder of what making art, of any kind, is all about. I woke up feeling irritable and anxious — not ideal for a Monday, but the universe delivered and dropped a timely reminder from Kurt Vonnegut into my line of sight. It gave my soul a flutter of much-need lightness that carried me through the day. The following quote is his call to create for creation sake, for the enriching experience of having made something and released it into a world of one.

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#2: A gem of a quote by Patti Smith to inspire your creative life force
#2: A gem of a quote by Patti Smith to inspire your creative life force

Patti Smith is one of my favourites writers. Her writing is a whole mood; both melancholic and atmospheric and just simply, Patti. My journey with her writing began with her autobiographical, Just Kids. I was mesmerised by her life story and the poetic nuance in which she shared it.

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Ship30for30, Create Blog, Creativity, WritingHolly Jadeship30for30, digital writing, patti smith, new york, just kids, Chelsea Hotel, creativity