Quotation
Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
I simply do not believe that you need a permission slip from the principal to live a creative life.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The speaker rejects the idea that creativity requires official approval. “A permission slip from the principal” represents authority deciding whether someone is allowed to create, while “a creative life” means making creativity part of ordinary living. The point is that people do not need someone else’s authorization before expressing ideas or pursuing creative work.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- Elizabeth Gilbert’s official website
- Format
- Official Statement
Explore the idea
Topics
Join the community
Keep meaningful words close.
Save quotes, follow people and topics, join conversations, and publish words of your own.
Conversation
0 comments
No comments yet.
Start the conversation about this quote.
“You have a short life, this is yours, live it because there have been a lot of people here before you and they’re gone.”
“I can't hate – life's too short.”
Read quote“I don't think I'd change anything because I've had such an amazingly interesting life.”
“I think every day is a blessing.”
“Your reference must be life.”
“To save people means to save art itself. The activity of an artist means the active denial of death.”
“アフリカは「人生のもう半分」を教えてくれたところです。”
““It shines a light on every aspect of your life.””
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude.”
“I'm a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.”
What the Harbor Had Left
When shifting tides scramble an island’s provisions, a fisheries clerk learns that usefulness is not always something that can be counted.
Read Story