I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance.

No industry is immune and no occupation is safe. All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and resourcefulness, our capacity to adapt and to rely upon ourselves and our families.

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors.

Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.

The opposite of fear," Dienekes said, "is love.

But nothing really clicked for me until I gave up completely on hitting the overlap and just did what I loved, even when I thought nobody else in the world would be interested.