| 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. | pain writing driving-forces hardship creative-process creation | Cormac McCarthy | |
| 7a8a9f4 | There are men who dig for gold; [Monseigneur Bienvenu] dug for compassion. | greed driving-forces gold | Victor Hugo |