“We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied. "Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference.”
― The Beloved Ego: Foundations of the New Study of the Psyche
― The Beloved Ego: Foundations of the New Study of the Psyche
“The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
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