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" Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke. "
Yoko Ono
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" I feel that my work is not in vain, that it does have a place in society, even though it may not be considered that it has a place in society - it doesn't matter. "
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" Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it. "
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