great quote by Evelyn Waugh (from the book, "Anatomy Trains")

i read this quote in the preface of a book on, of all things, the myofascial perspective on human anatomy:

"Humility is not a virtue propitious to the artist. It is often pride, emulation, avarice, malice - all the odious qualities - which drive a man to complete, elaborate, refine, destroy, and renew his work until he has made something that gratifies his pride and envy and greed. And in so doing he enriches the world more than the generous and the good, though he may lose his own soul in the process. That is the paradox of artistic achievement."