"Someone once asked Somerset Maugham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replie… - Steven Pressfield

Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.

In the end the American dream boils down to what? I'm getting mine and to hell with you.