Originality Quotes

When people are free to do as they please they usually imitate each other. Originality is deliberate and forced and partakes of the nature of a protest.

If an artist wants to be original, he should not look to art for inspiration, for art seeks its model in life, not art—and only life is rich enough to simulate originality.

He: "Whale you be my valentine?" She: "Dolphinitely.

If everybody likes you, you are doing it wrong.

Originality is the most deadly mirage in all of art. You can chase it from now until doomsday, and you'll only find yourself lost and dying of thirst.

Caitlín R. Kiernan