Quotes: Marion Woodman

"It is easier to try to be better than you are than to be who you are." 

–– Marion Woodman (1928-2018), Canadian psychoanalyst and writer

Source: Oliver Burkeman. Meditations for Mortals. Toronto: Allen Lane/Penguin Random House Canada, 2024; p. v. 

via: Commonplace Book 2024, 2025, p. 33.

Quotes: Paulo Coelho

"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."

–– Paulo Coelho (b. 1947), Brazilian writer and lyricist 

Source: Peter Attia. Outlive. New York: Harmony Books, 2023; p. 408.

via: Aboveground Art Supplies Sketchbook 2020, 2024, p. 31.

Quotes: Carl Jung

"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."

–– Carl Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist 

Source: Daily Philosopher, Instagram, March 11, 2024.

Quotes: Jarmusch Golden Rule #5

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”"

-- Jim Jarmusch,  American film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, and composer