"Van, listen." Tony was passionate now. "I have learned something important about people who are profoundly creative. They are unbalanced. That’s why they have so much to give. They have to give. They are fighting with some kind of black chasm inside. Great artists, great writers . . . Captains of industry, even. The top ones get much better than any human being ever needs to be. No mere reward could ever make anybody act to that level of performance. Because it’s never about the money, or even the fame. It’s all about the inner terror."