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“Fears about artmaking fall into two families: fears about yourself and fears about your reception by others.”
― David Bayles, Art and Fear

tags: fear

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“We are the stories we tell about ourselves. But when those stories are lies, we are the most surprised of all.”
― Brent Weeks, The Broken Eye

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“In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes your work distinctive.”
― David Bayles, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

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“When you hold back, it holds back; when you hesitate, it stands there staring, hands in its pockets. But when you commit, it comes on like blazes.”
― David Bayles, Art and Fear

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“We tell the stories we have to tell, stories of the things that draw us in-and why should any of us have more than a handful of those? The only work really worth doing-the only work you can do convincingly-is the work that focuses on the things you care about. To not focus on those issues is to deny the constants in your life.”
― David Bayles

tags: story

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