November 20, 2004

the devil gets his due eventually

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More thoughts on “How To Be Crea­tive”.
29. Wha­te­ver choice you make, The Devil gets his due eventually.

Selling out to Holly­wood comes with a price. So does not selling out. Either way, you pay in full, and yes, it inva­riably hurts like hell.

Peo­ple are fond of spou­ting out the old clich

2 Responses to “the devil gets his due eventually”

  1. AcouSvnt says:
    November 20, 2004 at 4:26 pm

    I think “stic­king to one’s guns” is more about not being able to tole­rate what the alter­na­tive entails (as oppo­sed to never actually being offen­ded by it in the first place, but tem­po­ra­rily acting like you’re going against something in order to gain cred). It’s always a weighing of values in one way or another; what can you stand ver­sus what can’t you stand. Every­body has his own hie­rarchy.
    A lot of peo­ple, for exam­ple, think Phil Collins “sold out”. Did he?

  2. Sean Winstead says:
    November 22, 2004 at 5:32 pm

    “Anyone can be an idea­list. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle i.e. being human.”
    You hit the nail on the head!