A quote from the week:
A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.
John Le CarrĂŠ
Did John live through lockdown? đ
Make your own art:
“Recognising that peopleâs reactions donât belong to you is the only sane way to create. If people enjoy what youâve created, terrific. If people ignore what youâve created, too bad. If people misunderstand what youâve created, donât sweat it. And what if people absolutely hate what youâve created? What if people attack you with savage vitriol, and insult your intelligence, and malign your motives, and drag your good name through the mud? Just smile sweetly and suggest â as politely as you possibly can â that they go make their own fucking art. Then stubbornly continue making yours.â
Elizabeth Gilbert
Book excerpt I enjoyed:
“Martin Luther King was asked how, as a pacifist, he could be an admirer of Air Force General Daniel âChappieâ James, then the nationâs highest-ranking black officer. Dr. King replied, âI judge people by their own principlesânot by my own.â” (Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People)