Speak Up. Not Just Tomorrow,

Sooner Or Later, The Ones Who Told You That This Isn't The Way It's Done, The Ones Who Found Time To Sneer, They Will Find Someone Else To Hassle. Sooner Or Later, They Stop Pointing Out How Much Hubris You've Got, How You're Not Entitled To Make A New Thing, How You Will Certainly Come To Regret Your Choices. Sooner Or Later, Your Work Speaks For Itself. Outlasting The Critics Feels Like It Will Take A Very Long Time, But You're More Patient Than They Are.

Reject The Tyranny Of Picked. Pick Yourself.

The Tragedy Is That Society (your School, Your Boss, Your Government, Your Family) Keeps Drumming The Genius Part Out. The Problem Is That Our Culture Has Engaged In A Faustian Bargain, In Which We Trade Our Genius And Artistry For Apparent Stability.

If It's Work, We Try To Figure Out How To Do Less, If It's Art, We Try To Figure Out How To Do More

When You Are Trusted Because You Care, It's Quite Likely The Revenue Will Take Care Of Itself