“Like us, those vanished warriors planted their standards in the sands of their own self-summoned extinction.”
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“Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.”
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“Better to be in the arena getting stomped by the bulls, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.”
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“He who whets his steel, whets his courage”
― Gates of Fire
― Gates of Fire
“If you find yourself asking yourself (and your friends), "Am I really a writer? Am I really an artist?" chances are you are. The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
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