The opposite of creativity is cynicism

Cynicism was a one-way path, and once taken the way back was lost forever.

All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted.

What were you like," I asked her. "we're you happy? Or were you smiling because they told you to?

Obtuseness was its own defense

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.