The best books don't teach you something new. They quietly rearrange something old. - Taylin John Simmonds

Read more books.

Read to learn. Read to relax. Read to escape. Read to challenge your thinking. Read to connect with history.

Who you become tomorrow starts with what you read today.

There’s a kind of intelligence that can’t be graded.
The ability to teach yourself what you need, when you need it. To notice what pulls you in and follow it before anyone gives you permission.
Stop waiting for someone to assign you the right path. Teach yourself.

If you've made any money from your creative work, even a single dollar, you've done the hard part.