It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill - it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I'll always remain half crazy.

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If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

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Everywhere we look, complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes.

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Great things do not just happen by impulse, but as a succession of small things linked together.

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I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

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Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.

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I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

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In spite of everything, I shall rise again

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Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.

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I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.

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