Richard Bach Quotes

I'm not against anything that anybody might want to try to pull off in fiction. Fiction writing has to, at least, always represent a possibility of absolute freedom.

You could be anybody when you're writing. That's the reason that I'm writing: to be anybody. You can put your feet in various shoes and experience anything.

It's nice to really have the freedom to write what I want.

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

My writing was liberated once I abandoned acting.

My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself.

I live for the blank page.

Creatively, it's great, because when you write your own movies, you get to create whatever you want.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

There are no rules in art.

When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.

Comics, for me, is being able to sing alone in the shower. I find it freeing. You just pick up a pen and get to it.

The great thing about this thing we call art is that it has no rules.

My favorite thing is being able to follow my inspiration, and the freedom of being a writer is hard to beat.

You can be whoever you want to be when you are writing songs.

I sing, but I also like to write. Creativity is the best part because you're then in your own zone and can talk about whatever you want to talk about - it lets you be free.

I think writing gives me creative freedom.

When you work at a magazine, you have to tell the truth. When you're not working in that format, it's fun to see where your mind takes you when the dictates have nothing to do with anyone but yourself.

Art! What a concept! It saved my life! A place where you can do as you please!

Art gives us the illusion of liberation from the sordid business of being.

Freedom is...the right to write the wrong words.

Books light the fire-whether it's a book that's already written, or an empty journal that needs to be filled in.

I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.

Writing is finally a series of permissions you give yourself to be expressive in certain ways. To leap. To fly. To fail.

You must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings. It is also true that creation comes from an overflow, so you have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you into experience and into writing.