Successful people are successful for one simple reason: they think about failure differently.

Go ahead and act as if your decisions are temporary. Because they are. Be bold, make mistakes, learn a lesson, and fix what doesn't work. No sweat, no need to hyperventilate.

You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

Gratitude and opportunity create more of the same.

The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.

The instinct to produce great work doesn't require a fancy notebook.