Persian envoy "our arrows will black out the sun..." Dienekes of the Spartans.."Good, then we'll fight in the shade.
Steven PressfieldThe professional, though he accepts money, does his work out of love. He has to love it. Otherwise he wouldnโt devote his life to it of his own free will.
Steven PressfieldItโs not the writing part thatโs hard. Whatโs hard is sitting down to write.
Steven PressfieldIf you were meant to cure cancer or crack cold fusion and you don't do it, you not only hurt yourself, even destroy yourself. You hurt your children, you hurt me, you hurt the planet. You shame the angels who watch over you and you spite God Almighty, who created you and only you with your unique gifts, for the sole purpose of nudging the human race one millimeter further along its path back to God.
Steven PressfieldTraditional publishers will be dominant, and they should be because they really do assure quality. But eBooks, which are huge already, are going to eclipse everything. They will save traditional publishing the way DVDs saved movie studios (for a while) and they'll greatly expand the number of readers.
Steven Pressfield