Ultimately, the quote is a permission slip. Start with one decision that your habits would veto: draw with your non‑dominant hand for sixty seconds, invert the usual color hierarchy, swap a noun for a verb in a sentence, or choose an awkward rhythm you’d normally smooth away. Treat that deviation as a question and let the next move answer it. As you proceed, keep the rebellion small but consistent, so it guides rather than overwhelms. By the time you look up, the piece will have a voice it could not have found by obedience alone—and the masterpiece, if it arrives, will trace back to that first, unexpected line. [...]
