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The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
The unattainable goal is my goal; the winding path is my chosen path.
"Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose."
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.
"When I write, I aim in my mind not toward New York but toward a vague spot a little to the east of Kansas."
The true artist is not proud: he is aware that art is infinite and he feels distant from his goal.
"The true artist is not proud... He is aware that art is infinite and he feels distant from his goal."
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.