A great deal of my poetry has been written while I have been out walking.

Wallace Stevens

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Walking and creativity Walking Creativity

Author

Wallace Stevens

Source

Letters of Wallace Stevens

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Stevens, Wallace. Letter to Irita Van Doren. 20 Sept. 1954.

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Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

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Source
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Original Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschädigten Leben [Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life]. Suhrkamp Verlag, 1951.

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Some people are far more sensitive to resemblances, and far more ready to point out wherein they consist, than others are. They are the wits, the poets, the inventors, the scientific men, the practical geniuses.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

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Combinatorial creativity Creativity

Author

William James
Source
The Principles of Psychology
Genre
Psychological literature
Language
English
Time
1890 1890s 19th century
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Citation

James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 13.