Monday, February 25, 2013

Ambition Warned

An important thing: you may be great, and your art may be your life. But have something else in your life too. Do it on principle, do it even if you cannot make your gut believe in its necessity. Why? Here - here is one of my core fears, transcribed nearly perfectly in Greg Bear's City at the End of Time:

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  1. janeFebruary 25, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    Oh honey. Have a hug.

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    1. DanielFebruary 25, 2013 at 8:31 PM

      Thank you Jane! I feel much better... but still, it's a risk. One does well not to forget it. I think. I don't really know anything, I'm just very good at talking authoritatively.

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