take risks

worry later

"When you're asked if you're qualified, you say yes.  Then you worry later about whether or not you're actually qualified."

being different is a good thing

"I had the urge to do things differently, but school convinced me that was a problem.  In creative fields, being different is a good thing.  But until you can say you're a professional artist or performer, you're told that it's wrong to take a different path than everybody else.  You are described as awkward or difficult—so I was an awkward and difficult child."

The Great Discontent

take more risks on your dream

you need to take responsibility

"No one on earth is going to care more about your career than you.  Not your agent, not your publisher, not friends in the industry.  At the end of the day, you need to take responsibility for your career."