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Condense Quotes on Creativity and Compressed Time

Big ideas, smaller form

Several speakers describe condensing years of work into something more compact, treating it as part of the Creative process itself.

It's cool that our stuff is received as it is, and our stuff is fairly long. But from a songwriter's purview as well as an exercise, I'm trying to write shorter material and find ways to condense ideas.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

A typical twenty-page short story would work quite well as a graphic novel. A single graphic novel of maybe 120 pages would condense down into a short story quite nicely.

Quotes by Richard K. Morgan

The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness is only a man in search of excellence.

Quotes by Max Lerner

I have this desire to just while away weeks, months and years. It took me two years to make this record but that was with me trying to condense my process and not disappear down the rabbit hole with all...

Quotes by Gotye

Cool Quotes

Well, we promised our fans that we'd put out records faster, and that's what we're doing. We figured out a way to condense our cycle, so to speak, by... continuing to write, trying to keep the creative ball rolling as...

Quotes by Chester Bennington

I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I try to condense language, that is, I try to express complicated but I hope real emotions as simply as possible. But that doesn't mean the...

Quotes by Anne Stevenson

Frequently Asked Questions

How do the quotes describe travel as a way to condense experience?
One quote describes travelers as people who condense centuries of human achievement into a single visit, treating that search as its own form of excellence.
Can a short story become something longer, according to these quotes?
One quote suggests format conversion can go either way - a short story can expand into a graphic novel, and a longer graphic novel can just as easily condense back into short story form.
Do any quotes mention struggling to speed up a creative process?
Yes, one songwriter admits wanting to slow down and take years over a record, describing the effort to condense that process as a real struggle against their natural pace.
How did a band adjust their release schedule, according to these quotes?
One band explains they promised fans faster releases, so they found a way to shorten their production cycle while still continuing to write and stay creative.
Are the quotes generally upbeat about condensing work?
Mostly - the tone stays Cool and reflective rather than frustrated, treating condensing as a skill worth mastering.

One musician links this urge to a broader Desire to slow down, admitting they'd rather linger than rush their process.