Most of us did not choose to write or draw or design so that we could put products on the shelf. We chose to do it because it’s a set of skills we enjoy exercising, that give us fulfillment.

It’s like asking a pro pitcher to just let a machine pitch for them. Fuck off and give me the ball.

I have a distinct memory of watching The Greatest Show on Turf way back in the day, and every time I hear Jimmy Eat World - The Middle, I can vividly see Marshall Faulk running the ball and absolutely breaking the ankles of defenses.

I think a lot about that one clip of David Lynch getting interviewed, where Lynch says "Eraserhead is my most spiritual film", and then is asked "care to expand on that?" and Lynch says, "no". More than ever, do I think that people do not understand why or what it means when he said "no".