" A creation is not a thing of the moment, instantaneously formed, but very slowly and gradually shaped out of infinitesimally small pieces. We think it is instantaneous because the process is more or less hidden and apparently mysterious. Here at last is the link between art and life which I have been seeking. "

― Anaïs Nin , The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 4: 1927-1931