The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.

The librarian isn't a clerk who happens to work in a library. A librarian is a data hound, a guide, a sherpa and a teacher. The librarian is the interface between reams of data and the untrained but motivated user.

I think art is the ability to change people with your work, to see things as they are and then create stories, images, and interactions that change the marketplace.

Real change comes from finding and embracing and connecting and amplifying those that are inclined to like you and believe in you. Ideas spread from person to person, not so much from you to them. So find your biggest fans and give them a story to tell.

How do I dance with the fear? Fear is not the enemy. Paralysis is the enemy.

Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.

You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.