“Cancel them.” He laughed. “Are you forgetting what we came here for?” “Oh yeah.” “We’ll have breakfast then go to the ballroom.” “It’s here?” she asked. “Yep.” “Now I’m really freaking out.” “You just need to be confident, Nancy.” “Well, that doesn’t come naturally for me.” He sighed. “I’ll be there the whole time. When you fall, I’ll catch you. When you don’t know how to respond to a question, I’ll do it for you. But you’ll have to take the reins eventually if this is what you want to do. Being an artist is about expressing yourself. People will challenge your work, ridicule it, and judge it. You need to be prepared for that.” “Has anyone every disliked your work?” He laughed.