One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve.
It's not like I don't have my own wants and dreams anymore - it's just that the kids come first. It's primal.
To give a body and a perfect form to one's thought, this - and only this - is to be an artist.