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Advice on Living the Creative Life from Neil Gaiman

Advice on Living the Creative Life from Neil Gaiman

“Someone on the internet thinks what you’re doing is stupid, or evil, or it’s all been done before? Make good art.”

To Do: Gertrude Stein’s Posthumous Alphabet Book

To Do: Gertrude Stein’s Posthumous Alphabet Book

“Don’t bother about the commas which aren’t there, read the words. Don’t worry about the sense that is there, read the words faster.”

Blown Covers: <em>New Yorker</em> Covers You Were Never Meant to See

Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See

The art-science of walking the fine line between keen and crass.

Joan Didion on Self-Respect

Joan Didion on Self-Respect

“Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs.”

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