Jack Kerouac did what he most wanted to do. He wrote great prose. He became the writer he wanted to be.
Joyce Johnsonmedia saturation is probably very destructive to art. New movements get overexposed and exhausted before they have a chance to grow, and they turn to ashes in a short time. Some degree of time and obscurity is often very necessary to artists.
Joyce JohnsonSacrificing everything for one's craft is something some people can't help. They can't help themselves. They must do it. They're driven to do it.
Joyce Johnson