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

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The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

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I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it.

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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 put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

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

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Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.

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The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

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