The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.

The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.

Show your work, and when the right people show up, pay close attention to them, because they'll have a lot to show you.

You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.

School is one thing. Education is another. The two don’t always overlap. Whether you’re in school or not, it’s always your job to get yourself an education.

The biggest task in the morning is to try to keep my headspace from being invaded by the outside world.

Write the book you want to read