Alexandra

“Of all the great works that we can experience, nature is the most absolute and enduring. We can witness it change through the seasons. We can see it in the mountains, the oceans, the deserts, and the forest. We can watch the changes of the moon each night, and the relationship between the moon and the stars.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“30% of an artist’s life is devoted to pretending you like your own ideas
10% is finding enjoyment in making huge irreparable mistakes
6% is going along with other people’s interpretations of your art
5% is believing your own bullshit even as you’re in the process of making it up
10% is trying to view your art from your current love interest’s perspective
9% is keeping a journal by your bed
5% is remembering the feeling of being loudly dissed by the person you most idolized in third grade
5% is finding something obscure to reference constantly
20% is ignoring the people who like your work”
― Chelsea Martin, Tell Me I'm An Artist

“Aren't we all human people walking around with all of our experiences, all of our sadness, and joy, and grief, and hope, and fear barely contained by our skin and our adherence to decorum? I'm not saying I want to walk around feeling all the time publicly, but it seems a waste of life to never go to the depths and see what's there. And what's there is the truth.”
― R. Eric Thomas, Congratulations, the Best is Over!

“I have loved you all my life,' I whisper. 'See you after the next bang.”
― Lily King, Heart the Lover