“ We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause. ”
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“ Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it. ”
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“ To labor in the arts for any reason other than love is prostitution. ”
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“ We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause. ”
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“ Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it. ”
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“ A cavalryman's horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be alowed to know this. ”
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“ A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so. ”
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“ This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete. ”
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“ The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying. ”
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“ We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause. ”
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“ We’re all pros already. 1) We show up every day 2) We show up no matter what 3) We stay on the job all day 4) We are committed over the long haul 5) The stakes for us are high and real 6) We accept remuneration for our labor 7) We do not overidentify with our jobs 8 ) We master the technique of our jobs 9) We have a sense of humor about our jobs 10) We receive praise or blame in the real world ”
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“ Next morning I went over to Paul’s for coffee and told him I had finished. “Good for you,” he said without looking up. “Start the next one today. ”
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