(1) We romanticize depression as a wellspring of finer thought, as the source of melancholic insight for artists, deep thinkers and sensitive souls.(2) But California has a robust economy, boasts a diverse and vibrant population, provides technological leadership for the world, and remains a wellspring of new ideas.(3) They also underscore the enduring richness of the continent's cultural heritage, which serves as a wellspring of creativity worldwide.(4) It is at the source, the wellspring of our feelings, that we may then either amplify or transform them.(5) sadness is the wellspring of creativity(6) a wellspring of ideas(7) From the moment he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, his wellsprings of creativity almost completely dried up.