The awakening an artist must be ruthless, not only with herself but with others. - Steven Pressfield

The artist and the fundamentalist arise from societies at differing stages of development. The artist is the advanced model. His culture possesses affluence, stability, enough excess of resource to permit the luxury of self-examination. The artist is grounded in freedom. He is not afraid of it. He is lucky. He was born in the right place. He has a core of self- confidence, of hope for the future. He believes in progress and evolution. His faith is that humankind is advancing, however haltingly and imperfectly, toward a better world.

When deliberating, think in campaigns and not battles; in wars and not
campaigns; in ultimate conquest and not wars.

Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.