Passion is born deaf and dumb.

Honoré de Balzac

The only thing that mattered was what you were to do in life, and it wasn't about money. It was about teaching, or learning.

Maya Lin

And it's possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce.

Nipsey Hussle

I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I have a chance to live, as I've dreamed.

Nina Simone

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.

Kurt Vonnegut

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

Rumi