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“The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible”
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“The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.”
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“The professional learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment. The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“All works of nonfiction, or memoir, have to first and foremost be art before they can be true. They have to be artful first before they can be truthful... If you emphasize the truth-telling at the expense of art, nobody is going to be interested in it. And if you sacrifice truth in the name of art, you risk triviality. There's a constant balance between those two.”
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Gordon’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Gordon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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115 friends
2,244 books
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59 friends
304 books
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124 friends
621 books
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80 friends
704 books
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211 friends
513 books
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320 friends
3 books
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62 friends
451 books
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113 friends
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