"Of course I have doubt.
I invite her over for dinner and then I send her on her way. I've befriended her.
If I'm an artist living an artist's life, doing these things,
then of course I will be visited by doubt.
If not, there would be something wrong.
She's my recurring house guest."
- Edward Field
Source: quoted in Writing and the Spiritual Life by Patrice Vecchione
Great quote. Seems like optimism is forced upon the artist. Maybe that's why they have so many demons. Otherwise they'd be miserable like the rest of us.
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