The Knowledge: A Too Close To True Novel
Herzog wrote my friend a long reply of ferocious challenge, in which he said, more or less, this: “Quit your complaining. It’s not the world’s fault that you wanted to be an artist. It’s not the world’s job to enjoy the films you make, and it’s certainly not the world’s obligation to pay for your dreams. Nobody wants to hear it. Steal a camera if y
... See moreElizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
By the end of the year, it was clear to everyone that The Alchemist wasn’t working. My original publisher decided to cut me loose and cancelled our contract. They wiped their hands of the project and let me take the book with me. I was forty-one and desperate. But I never lost faith in the book or ever wavered in my vision. Why? Because it was me i
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La page blanche ? Vous plaisantez ? Mon pauvre ami, bien plus que vous ne pouvez l’imaginer ! — Mon éditeur dit que si je n’écris pas un nouveau livre maintenant, je suis fini. — Vous savez ce qu’est un éditeur ? C’est un écrivain raté dont le papa avait suffisamment de fric pour qu’il puisse s’approprier le talent des autres. Vous verrez, Marcus,
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