you have trust your instincts even when you feel you can't trust your skills: you have a desire for a reason. and i know i am most forgiving of the most earnest art

I like how you worded this! Passion is one of those things I look for in works, in people, because it's so very important to how I experience the world.

That picture is beautiful!

I keep waiting for Netflix to get the Hornblower series in, because I haven't seen it yet either and I loved reading those books when I was young. But alas, they never seem to get it.