do it all the way

in art •  8 years ago  (edited)

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery — isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you’ll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.-Charles Bukowski From his 1975 novel "Factotum".

one of my favorite passages in literature

"New Beginning" - tempera & oil on Canvas - 30 7/8" x 34"
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Previously @nadversion56: 

https://steemit.com/art/@nadversion56/sweeping-sweeper

turning page book format of "Island without wing"

https://steemit.com/art/@nadversion56/new-book-format-link-for-island-without-wings

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Your art remains unparalleled too!

good)

Excellent passage. I like it a lot also.
And beautiful artwork!

yes Bukowski remains unparalleled ... Thanks for your appreciation