Tony Figueroa aka Maskedwrestlerzero on Hugh MacLeod’s Sex & Cash:

I thought I was utterly alone in my struggles and then I find your thoughts Hugh. I work as a janitor for the government (cash) and I’m a single dad of a 13 year old boy. I write and draw my own comic book. I have no illusions about making money or gaining notoriety for my work. My reward is the work itself. When I published my first comic it was my reward for staying on the path. I’ve met many people who were far more talented than me but none of them persevered. There are always excuses for not writing and/or drawing but time is like money, once you waste it ain’t coming back. None of us has limitless time to waste or as Henry Rollins put it “You could spend your entire life in the nowhere land of self doubt”. Been there done that and got the T-shirt too. Be a self starter and be prepared to fail and accept that there will always be doubters and nay sayers. Remember that the race isn’t given to the strongest but to he that endures. Keep striving.