Whether I'm painting or not, I have this overweening interest in humanity. Even if I'm not working, I'm still analyzing people.
Work, People
Why I write music? Because it hurts not to.
Inspiration, Music
I could write about how I feel when I sing, write and create something from heartbreak, sorrow, sadness or just simply nothingness. How nothingness can become the most beautiful, unexplainable feeling that makes you forget about gravity for an hour.
Poetry, Inspiration, Heartbreak
The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.
Motivation, Writing
The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration.
Inspiration, Motivation
Try to be someone upon whom nothing is lost!
Writing, Fiction
Hardship is vanishing, but so is style, and the two are more closely connected than the present generation supposes.
Writing, Literature
The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.
Integrity, Writers
...art is weaker than life - in the end I have a bag of letters to scrabble into order - rune tiles to cast my fate...
Life, Fate
Why is joy not considered a fit subject for an artist?
Joy, Writing
Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else-that's how you'll get ahead.
Life, Inspiration, Work
Compared to art, all other professions are but chores.
Work
We do not escape into philosophy, psychology, and art-we go there to restore our shattered selves into whole ones.
Philosophy, Psychology
Remember that your fans are your lifeblood. See that you know who they are, and give them a reason to follow you. Be sure to thank them, often, for caring enough to support you. They’re responsible for your success just as much as you are.
Life, Inspirational, Philosophy
This story inspires me to contribute with something unique and exciting for my time.
Stories of absurd events in life get my creative juices flowing and have so far given birth to some of my best ideas.
While friends are there to motivate us and keep us pleased. Our enemies are there to annoy us, which makes us work harder to beat them.
There really is power in numbers. In today’s society one has to understand the true power of word of mouth. It’s true that the new tastemakers are us.
As an observer of human nature, let's just face the facts: stupid stuff sells, and often the more stupid and silly it is, the better it sells.
What we at first deem useless might end up being the next bestseller. It can be the product's novelty, fun factor or sheer stupidity. Whatever the case, just remember there's always room on the market for an original business idea.