Austin Kleon Quotes

Forget about being an expert or a professional, and wear your amateurism (your heart, your love) on your sleeve. Share what you love, and the people who love the same things will find you.

The best way to get started on the path to sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning in front of others.

My motto for creat

If you have one person you’re influenced by, everyone will say you’re the next whoever. But if you rip off a hundred people, everyone will say you're so original.

Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don't come out of the womb knowing who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. We learn by copying.

Don’t talk to people you don’t want to talk to, and don’t talk about stuff you don’t want to talk about.

The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best- write the story you want to read.

When you find something you genuinely enjoy, don't let anyone else make you feel bad about it. Don't feel guilty about the pleasure you take in the things you enjoy. Celebrate them.