Brenda Ueland Quotes

"The tragedy of bold, forthright, industrious people is that they act so continuously without much thinking, that it becomes dry and empty."
- Brenda Ueland
(Related: People, Act, Thinking, Tragedy)

"It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next."
- Brenda Ueland
(Related: Mistakes)

"Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands."
- Brenda Ueland
(Related: Husbands)

"Even if I knew for certain that I would never have anything published again, and would never make another cent from it, I would still keep on writing."
- Brenda Ueland
(Related: Writing)

"All children have creative power."
- Brenda Ueland
(Related: Power, Children)

"I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like child stringing beads in kindergarten, - happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another."
- Brenda Ueland
(Related: Writing)

"This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say."
- Brenda Ueland