We're wrong if we think we're the only ones struggling with Resistance. Everyone who has a body experiences Resistance.

When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them.

It's one thing to lie to ourselves. It's another thing to believe it.

A contemporary or near-future book is much harder because you can't fake the facts. There are people alive who know much more than you do about the subject. You have to really have your research together - and of course no one can know everything about a topic.

The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

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

The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.