Mental fight means thinking against the current not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
Many art-worlders have an if-you-say-so approach to art: Everyone is so scared of missing out on the next hot artist that it's never clear whether people are liking work because they like it or because other people do. Everyone is keeping up with the Joneses and there are more Joneses than ever.