Quotes by Emily Carr

• You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion.
• The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.
• You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming.
• You always feel when you look it straight in the eye that you could have put more into it, could have let yourself go and dug harder.
• Twenty can't be expected to tolerate sixty in all things, and sixty gets bored stiff with twenty's eternal love affairs.
• Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.
• You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That's all right, you are feeling your way into the thing.
• The men resent a woman getting any honour in what they consider is essentially their field. Men painters mostly despise women painters. So I have decided to stop squirming, to throw any honour in with Canada and women.
• Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence.
• Oh, Spring! I want to go out and feel you and get inspiration. My old things seem dead. I want fresh contacts, more vital searching.
• Life's an awfully lonesome affair. You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming.
• It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw.
• I think that one's art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is silent and subtle. One does not keep digging up a plant to see how it grows.
• I sat staring, staring, staring - half lost, learning a new language or rather the same language in a different dialect. So still were the big woods where I sat, sound might not yet have been born.
• Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul.
• There is something bigger than fact: the underlying spirit, all it stands for, the mood, the vastness, the wildness.
• The greatest stories are the ones we live through, not just the ones we read about
• Every great artist begins with a blank canvas and a daring heart—don't forget, mistakes make the masterpiece.
• The greatest masterpiece you can create is the canvas of your own life. Now grab some wild colors!
• Life’s too important to be taken seriously, so embrace curiosity and live a little wildly!
• Creativity is only as boundless as the courage you have to pursue it.
• Life is a lot like a café: it’s what you choose to order that fills you up, and sometimes the barista adds a little extra spice when you least expect it!
• Life is a lot like a camera; you must focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t turn out - take another shot!
• Life is a canvas, and you are the artist; create wildly, paint boldly, and don’t shy away from messiness.
• Life is only as adventurous as you dare to make it the moment you decide to step a little outside your comfort zone—with a cupcake in each hand, if necessary!
• The trampoline of hard work bounces you to successes otherwise out of reach—embrace the spring!
• Success is not just about what you accomplish in your life, it's about what you inspire others to do, even if it means giving them a high-five and rolling the lessons in laughter.
• Success is not just climbing the ladder, but also knowing what to do when the rungs disappear.
• Success is like a dance; sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow, but when the music stops, make sure you've mastered every step.
• Never be afraid to try something new, because the greatest stories often begin with 'That was a terrible idea.'
• Life is an art, and every day is a new brushstroke; don't be afraid to mess up the canvas.
• Sometimes the road less traveled is just an incredibly scenic route that reminds you you’re the only one making the detour.
• Adventure may not always require a mode of transport, sometimes it just needs a curious heart and an open mind.
• Success is like a zipper; either you're fully committed to it, or you're just not fastening it right.
• Life is a journey best traveled with curious eyes and a map stitched from dreams.
• Opportunity often attends those who boldly make a mess of things, because a great adventure begins only where certainty ends.
• Adventure awaits the bold; no map guides the heart's true love.
• Do not wait for illinspiration; create it with a wild concoction of ten ideas and a pinch of bravery.