“The bottom line? Amy Adams deserves all the awards, and then some. And if there’s a special crown, or a sash, or just a medal that reads 'Queen of the Golden Globes' — well, she deserves those, too.”— De Elizabeth, instyle.com
“Jack Skellington: The job I have for you is top secret. It requires skill, craft, cunning, mis— Shock: And we thought you didn't like us, Jack.”— Caroline Thompson, Tim Burton, Jack Skellington (voice), Chris Sarandon, imdb.com
“Reminder: A creative career is a lot like surfing. Most of it is about paddling like hell, trying not to drown, and waiting for just the right moment to stand. The surfing, although exhilarating, is the rarest, briefest part.”— Delilah S. Dawson, twitter.com
“If you’re gonna judge someone’s gear before you even see their photos, the door is right here.”— Brandon Woelfel, twitter.com
“Works that have a certain imperfection to them have an appeal for that very reason—or at least they appeal to certain types of people . . . You discover something about that work that tugs at your heart—or maybe we should say the work discovers you.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I see a camera like a musical instrument. Just start playing it. Whatever camera you can get your hands on. Learning HOW to play is more important than WHAT brand you’re playing the music with.”— Ryan Pernofski, twitter.com
“Strategy is the craft of the warrior. Commanders must enact the craft, and troopers should know this Way. There is no warrior in the world today who really understands the Way of strategy.”— Miyamoto Musashi, amazon.com
“Being a writer is like being a sculptor, except a writer makes her own stone.”— Ana Menendez, tinhouse.com
“A lesson to learn is to protect your dignity and self-worth as a creator. A lot of people want to buy it, and some may offer a high price tag, but once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.”— Sam Sykes, twitter.com
“Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.”— Salvador Dalí, amazon.com
“I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping, if it seemed to me I knew nothing.”— Paul Cezanne, amazon.com
“A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called ‘leaves’) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, clearly and s…”— Carl Sagan, amazon.com
“One of the reasons I love art is that it doesn't matter if we have all the money in the world. It can't buy us skills. And if you don't have all the money in the world, you can still develop your skills way past the richest person. We only need to put in time, effort and logic, and honing our craft.…”— Bobby Chiu, youtube.com