The Opposite Of Fear," Dienekes Said, "is

The Best And Only Thing That One Artist Can Do For Another Is To Serve As An Example And An Inspiration.

A Horse Must Be A Bit Mad To Be A Good Cavalry Mount, And Its Rider Must Be Completely So.

I Believe In Previous Lives And The Muse—and That Books And Music Exist Before They Are Written And That They Are Propelled Into Material Being By Their Own Imperative To Be Born, Via The Offices Of Those Willing Servants Of Discipline, Imagination And Inspiration Whom We Call Artists.

Fear Doesn't Go Away. The Warrior And The Artist Live By The Same Code Of Necessity, Which Dictates That The Battle Must Be Fought Anew Every Day.

When You're A Working Writer, Sooner Or Later Friends And Acquaintances Will Get You Alone And Confide That They, Too, Have A Book In Them.