Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.

Start before you’re ready.

The Kabbalah describes angels as bundles of light, meaning intelligence, consciousness. Kabbalists believe that above every blade of grass is an angel crying "Grow! Grow!" ... I believe that above the entire human race is one super-angel, crying "Evolve! Evolve!"

Don't prepare, do. Don't let Resistance sucker you into wasting months on background, foundation, planning. All that can come later.

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

Cousin, the days of gods and heroes are over." "Not to me. Not to them.

Start before you’re ready. Good things happen when we start before we’re ready.