“Criticism at its best is re-creative, not spirit-killing.”
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“Autumn returned to Gormenghast like a dark spirit re-entering its stronghold.”
Source: Titus Groan (1946), Chapter 28 “Flay Brings a Message” (p. 152)
Letter 8
On the Aesthetic Education of Man (1794)
“Creativity needs the support of knowledge to be able to perform at its best.”
“But life at its best is a creative synthesis of opposites in fruitful harmony.”
Source: 1960s, Strength to Love (1963), Ch. 1 : A tough mind and a tender heart
Context: The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites. The idealists are usually not realistic, and the realists are not usually idealistic. The militant are not generally known to be passive, nor the passive to be militant. Seldom are the humble self-assertive, or the self-assertive humble. But life at its best is a creative synthesis of opposites in fruitful harmony. The philosopher Hegel said that truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in the emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.
Source: Communications of an Advertising Man (1961), p. 81
“In any critical situation the forward move is a creative act.”
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Context: In the chessboard of life, the different pieces have powers which vary with the context and the possibilities of their combination are numerous and unpredictable. The sound player has a sense of right and feels that, if he does not follow it, he will be false to himself. In any critical situation the forward move is a creative act.
“Having good ideas is critical to the success of any creative work.”
Original: Avere buone idee è fondamentale per il successo di qualsiasi lavoro creativo.
Source: prevale.net