15 Quotes by R. Eric Thomas

Deserving anything related to money is a fraught concept for me, particularly when it comes to art.

So, money is good, and money is necessary, and money is that thing that tells you that what you're doing is not a fool's errand. But the money is also an albatross, changing your relationship to the art.

...the thing about success is that it doesn't seem like a natural result of unsuccessfulness.

Who am I doing this for and do they want what I want?

But they were relentless because they were trying to create the world that they wanted their children to live in.

It's easy for me to see the blind luck at play and hard for me to see the parts of me that put in the work.

I think it's important to note that that takes work: family doesn't just happen; welcome isn't a neutral state. We have to tend to these things.

No, but has the tyranny of facts ever stopped me before? Again, no.

What is more romantic than the sudden revelation of the thing you didn't even dare to hope for?