From the Inspirational Thought Unit
I like this quote from French author Gustave Flaubert:
“Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.”
There's another version of this quote that is a little more aggressive:
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”
I assume he originally said this in French, and I'm having trouble tracking down its original text, but the meaning is preserved in both translations: It suggests that there’s costs to creativity and if you use it up on your day-to-day you’ll probably make your life harder and you’ll have nothing left to give to your creative work.
Being steady and well-ordered in life is a blessing to those people closest to you, and being fierce and original in your work is a blessing to people who read/watch/listen to your stuff.
-Jake