“A writer or any artist can’t expect to be embraced by the people. I've done records where it seemed like no one listened to them. You write poetry books that maybe 50 people read. And you just keep doing your work because you have to, because it’s your calling.” WritingArtArtistWriterArtmaking Author:Patti Smith
“It’s easy to imagine that artists doubted their calling less when working in the service of God than when working in the service of self.” ArtistsArtmaking Author:David Bayles and Ted Orland
“... fatalism: namely, that it is a species of fear — the fear that your fate is in your own hands, but that your hands are weak.” FatalismArtmakingArt And Fear Author:David Bayles and Ted Orland