Quotes: Neil Gaiman

"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something. So that's my wish... Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art or love, or work or family or live. Whatever it is you're scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever."

–– Neil Gaiman (b. 1960), British author and screenwriter 

Source: Nitch, December 24, 2019.

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook J 2020-2023, 2022, p. 26.

Quotes: Paulus Berensohn

"[Art is] not a way of making a living, it's a way of making a life." 

–– Paulus Berensohn (1933-2017), American dancer and and craftsperson (ceramics, book arts, textiles)

Source: Sandra Brownlee 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2017-2018 d, 2018, p. 35.

Quotes: José N. Harris

"There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." 

–– José N. Harris (b. 1963), American writer and psychologist

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2017-2018 d, 2017, p. 21.