Art that only comes from the head isn't any good.

Austin Kleon
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Art that only comes from the head isn't any good. If you have a great idea but you're not able to put it into tangible form, then your art will never get from the mind to the world.

Source: Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

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