“It is the artist's job to revere beauty without being enchanted by it, to aim for it but also to aim for truth and goodness - just in case they, and not beauty, are the real things of value.” RealJobsArtistValuesBeautyCasesGoodnessAimReal ThingsEnchanted Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“It is in an artist's real interest to congratulate herself more often: not out of narcissism, but in her role as her own dear friend and advocate.” RealArtistInterestRolesEncouragementDearNarcissismDear Friend Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“The artist dreams of works of real breadth; but, limited by his personality and the nature of his medium, limited by inner disturbances and loss of purpose, he often works more narrowly than he'd intended.” RealDreamPurposeArtistLossPersonalityMediumsDisturbanceBreadth Book:Affirmations for Artists Source: Affirmations for Artists
“You honor your writing space by recovering, if you are an addict. You honor your writing space by becoming an anxiety expert, a real pro at mindfulness and personal calming. You honor your writing space by affirming that you matter, that your writing life matters, and that your current writing project matters. You honor your writing space by entering it with this mantra: “I am ready to work.” You enter, grow quiet, and vanish into your writing.” IfsWritingRealMatterGrowsSpaceReadyBecomingHonorQuietAnxietyProjectsMindfulnessCurrentsExpertsEnteringAddictWriting LifeMantrasCalmingRecoveringAffirming Author:Eric Maisel
“The writer loves the fog as it pours in; he loves the sun when the fog pours out. The rest of California is Beach Boys country, but San Francisco has that moody thing going on, those blues notes wrapped in moisture, an atmosphere that tempers California dreaming and makes life more real. The fog brings reality, but it is still a California reality, one spent outdoors the whole year round.” YearsStillsRealCountryWholeDreamRealityBoysSunNotesRoundsBeachAtmosphereCaliforniaTemperFogSan FranciscoMoodyWhole YearMoistureBeach Boys Book:A Writer's San Francisco: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul Source: A Writer's San Francisco: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul
“Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.” NeedsRealDreamDesireGainsReleaseExpect Nothing Author:Eric Maisel
