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“Individuals who are realized in their own lives almost never criticize others. If they speak at all, it is to offer encouragement. Watch yourself. Of all the manifestations of Resistance, most only harm ourselves. Criticism and cruelty harm others as well.”
― The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
― The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
“The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write.
What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.”
― The War of Art
What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.”
― The War of Art
“The working artist will not tolerate trouble in her life because she knows trouble prevents her from doing her work.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Here's another test. Of any activity you do, aks yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do it?”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
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