Nadie nace con estilo ni con voz. No sales de la matriz sabiendo quién eres. Al principio de nuestra vida, aprendemos imitando a nuestros héroes. Apr… - Austin Kleon

The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don’t have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.

Whether their latest thing is universally rejected, ignored, or acclaimed, they know they’ll still get up tomorrow and do their work.

Art is not only made from things that "spark joy." Art is also made out of what is ugly or repulsive to us. Part of the artist's job is to help tidy up the place, to make order out of chaos, to turn trash into treasure, to show us beauty where we can't see it.