Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.
The minute there's a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity.
Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.
Every revolution destroys the average middle first and most savagely.
Piracy is not the problem, obscurity is.
You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do, and you must.