There’s always a way for the person who is tenacious enough to find one. You just have to search for one and diligently treat your art as more than a frill, as a duty. You must give away your gift to the world—neither settling for what is expected of you nor starving for your art, but always pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Yes, you must make money to make art. But don’t give income too much importance. Just give it its proper place. We need money to keep the lights on and buy supplies, but it’s not everything. As novelist Steven Pressfield wrote, “Money exists, in my world, to buy
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