Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.

I guess what I want to say to us artists and entrepreneurs is that conventional yardsticks of success don't apply to all enterprises. Labors of love count.

The only intercourse possible between the knight and the dragon is battle.

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors. All are continually asking, "What does this represent? What does it stand for?" They are trying to take everything one level deeper. When they get to that level, they will try to go deeper again.

Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue.

The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration.

Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.