| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 9885054 | "Creative work is often driven by pain. It may be that if you don't have something in the back of your head driving you nuts, you may not do anything. It's not a good arrangement. If I were God, I wouldn't have done it that way. | creation creative-process driving-forces hardship pain writing | Cormac McCarthy | |
| 7a8a9f4 | There are men who dig for gold; [Monseigneur Bienvenu] dug for compassion. | driving-forces gold greed | Victor Hugo |