The professional dedicates himself to mastering technique not because he believes technique is a substitute for inspiration but because he wants to be in possession of the full arsenal of skills when inspiration does come. The professional is sly. He knows that by toiling beside the front door of technique, he leaves room for genius to enter by the back.

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (ed. Black Irish Entertainment LLC, 2002) - ISBN: 9781936891047