Brenda Ueland Quote

It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.... Pour out the dull things on paper too — you can tear them up afterward — for only then do the bright ones come. If you hold back the dull things, you are certain to hold back what is clear and beautiful and true and lively.


Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings (1993)


It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.... Pour out the dull things on paper too — you can tear them up...

It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.... Pour out the dull things on paper too — you can tear them up...

It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.... Pour out the dull things on paper too — you can tear them up...

It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.... Pour out the dull things on paper too — you can tear them up...