Anything that draws attention to ourselves through pain-free or artificial means is a manifestation of Resistance. - Steven Pressfield

The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on a diet of isolation, rejection, self-doubt, despair, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation.

The artist must be like that Marine. He has to know how to be miserable. He has to love being miserable.

The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.