Making art is a vow—a sacred union with the work itself.

You commit yourself to creation, not just when it's easy, but always.

You don't show up to your marriage only when you feel like it. You go to the office even when you're uninspired.

Devotion is the bedrock of a creative practice. It is the sustainer that keeps us steadfast.

Illness, failure, bureaucracy—the world will conspire to interrupt you. Create anyway.

Life will interfere. Prepare and persist.

When we commit to our craft, we do not wait for the ideal circumstances. We do not stop when we don't have the right tools.

Inspiration is unreliable. Ideal conditions are fiction. Waiting is a trap.

We must not wait for Godot.

We must begin.