Of any activity you do, ask yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do it?
Steven PressfieldI love memoirs, particularly obscure ones because the writer is usually a regular guy just telling what happened to him and to his friends. What these tales lack in artfulness they make up for in passion and authenticity. For a writer of fiction, they are solid gold. I have stolen so much from memoirs it's ridiculous.
Steven PressfieldTo yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be.
Steven PressfieldIn my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline. Dionysian; Apollonian. Passion;reason.
Steven Pressfield