For most people, getting married or having a baby are the peak moments in their lives. But when some mysterious place in you churns up a book, or a dress, or a scent, or a graphic design, and other people respond to it, that’s a peak moment, too. As a creative person, you get to commune with the universe for a living.
Pamela Druckerman, “How Creative People Can Find Their Place”, The New York Times (31 May 2015), SR4.