Quote:

To posit a clean distinction between theory and "the creative act" once theory has entered the discourse and given rise to the possibility of the notion of creativity is itself at once a creative performance and a hapless theory.



(broken down for elucidation)

To posit a clean distinction
between theory and "the creative act"
once theory has entered the discourse and given rise to the possibility of the notion of creativity
is itself at once a creative performance and a hapless theory.

(rephrased for clearity)

If we hypothesize a clear difference
between a theory of creativity and the act of creativity
we have, by doing so, paradoxly precluded any worthwhile
theory of creativity but have been creative in the process.

Oh really?