(via austinkleon)
“ The part I still have to get over is that feeling of a missed opportunity. Of unfulfilled potential (too many Microsoft ads?). This was a straight-A kid. One far brighter at 12 than I’ll ever be. One of those about whom people say, “She could succeed at anything she wants.” yet what we all secretly meant was, “She could succeed at anything we think she should want.” “
i got this a lot at the end of high school. the girl that graduates 5th in her class with a 4.7 gpa doesn’t go to art school (let alone go into crafts). but now while everyone’s kids are busy getting wasted and skipping morning classes, i’m willingly skipping parties to stay in the studio.
