1) Artists paid for their fame by giving up the freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms. 2) Thomas Wolfe had his novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published. 3) An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail. 4) One drop of fame will possibly pollute the entire well of a man’s soul. 5) The person who achieves success often discovers that it does more harm than good. 6) The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt. 7) Those who fail to gain fame harvest the greatest reward: freedom!