I feel like I'm in a film about a struggling artist who keeps getting up at all hours of the night to look at his big, blank empty canvas. And in a way I am. Except that i'm not struggling. I'm Hector Kipling. I might be getting up at all hours of the night to look at my big, blank, empty canvas, but I am not fucking struggling. David Thewlis
About This Quote

This quote is a great illustration of the difference between the struggle and the work. Some people feel like they are in a hopeless situation, which leads them to see themselves as struggling to achieve their goals. However, there is also an element of artistry in this quote. The struggle is something that everyone goes through at some point or another.

However, there are certain situations that allow you to rise above that struggle and become another person. This is the work.

Source: The Late Hector Kipling

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