Akil Krishnan
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If there were no things to be seen, thought about, and imagined, I would not see, think, or imagine. That is to say, I would not exist.
“Fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“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.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“It's one thing to study war
and another to live the warrior's life.
- Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.”
― The War of Art
and another to live the warrior's life.
- Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.”
― The War of Art
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