“The serious revolutionary, like the serious artist, can't afford to lead a sentimental or self-deceiving life.”
“Revolutionaries can't afford to worry about tomorrow.”
“Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.”
“The privilege of struggling artists is ... the life being buried in what we can't really afford of* what a gorgeous life!!”
“Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.”
“A writer who makes serious money is never taken seriously. Writers and artists are expected to suffer poverty and privation for their art; it’s a sign of “authenticity.”