"Each of us lives an original life. In nature, there is no sameness. No two rocks are alike. No two people are alike. No moment is like another moment. We are born to do certain things. We are born to fill a certain need. We are born as verbs, not nouns."
–– Agnes Martin (1912-2004), Canadian-born American abstract painter
Source: Judy Martin blog, July 16, 2023
"Study hard what interests you in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible."
–– Richard Feynman (1918-1988), American theoretical physicist
via: Sketchbook 30, 2017, p. 38.
"Be regular and orderly in your life so that you can be violent and original in your work."
–– Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French novelist
via Sketchbook 14, 2011, p. 94
