

“The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on a diet of isolation, rejection, self-doubt, despair, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art

“The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the reason why a man is often heartbroken, is because a woman can become overcome by the reality that she has made a man out of a boy, because it's just such an overwhelming process, a beautiful and powerful evolution. Therefore, a man needs to fall in love with a woman who knows that men don't happen every day, and when a man does happen, that's a gift! A gift not always given, and one that shouldn't be thrown away so easily.”
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“والحق أن الجوزة تدور لأن كل شيء يدور، ولو كانت الأفلاك تسير في خط مستقيم لتغير نظام الغرزة. وليلة أمس اقتنعت تماماً بالخلود، ولكني نسيت الأسباب وأنا ذاهب للأرشيف.”
― ثرثرة فوق النيل
― ثرثرة فوق النيل

“There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.”
― Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
― Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
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