The artist who chooses the difficult muse; or only has a difficult muse; should not be surprised with the results.
Freedom works, it turns out; the Constitution codified and structured freedom at a level unparalleled in world history.
Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work?
If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important.
If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.
The Impressionists had to fight the gallery system for many years before becoming accepted. One of their methods of fighting was to band together and hold their own shows.