Quotes by Julia Cameron

About Julia Cameron:

Julia B. Cameron is an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is most famous for her book The Artist's Way (1992). She also has written many other non-fiction works, short stories, and essays, as well as novels, plays, musicals, and screenplays.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

Julia Cameron

I believe that when we ask to be led, we are led, and there's nothing too small or esoteric for spiritual help.

Julia Cameron

Buy tabloids. Celebrity gossip is engrossing. Celebrity cellulite can make you forget turbulence.

Julia Cameron

Writing is a spiritual practice in that people that have no spiritual path can undertake it and, as they write, they begin to wake up to a larger connection. After a while, people tend to find that there is some muse that they are connecting to.

Julia Cameron

My new house has a deck that wraps around my writing room; my writing room has many windows, and outside the windows I've hung bird feeders... for enticing different species. So I imagine I will be writing about that.

Julia Cameron

When I ask for help with my creativity, I get it.

Julia Cameron

Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.

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I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.

Julia Cameron

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

Julia Cameron

It's important always to have a sense of wonder.

Julia Cameron

There's this mythology that parents are supposed to be parents 24/7 and are supposed to be completely fulfilled by their kids. That's not the case. We need to make our own passions a priority.

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People get so focused on the big dream that they forget about the process.

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We have a lot of pressures on children very young. We have ambition. We over-schedule our children. We want them to have soccer lessons and violin lessons... I think children need to have at least an hour of fun a day.

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The original 'Artist's Way' focused on the nurturing of the self. The 'Artist's Way for Parents' focuses both on nurturing the self and nurturing the children in our care.

Julia Cameron

My mother set us to an activity and let us be.

Julia Cameron

I think everybody encounters difficulty. It's just more pitched in some people.

Julia Cameron

In my experience, divorce takes you out for about 10 years, but you hear people talk about it lightly. The same with depression. You only have to have one good breakdown before you realize you need help. It's pretty frightening.

Julia Cameron

I believe that the 'dark night of the soul' is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.

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'Faith and Will' sprang from my personal experience with passing through a dark spiritual time.

Julia Cameron

In limits, there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure. Creating safe havens where our children are allowed to dream, play, make a mess and, yes, clean it up, we teach them respect for themselves and others.

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For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase 'the play of ideas' and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play.

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Author Bio

  • NameJulia Cameron
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornMarch 4, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Director; Novelist