It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette. ↗
But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything. ↗
As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am. As long as I can communicate, I'm not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn't matter at all. ↗
I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed. ↗