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" I would like to try harder to establish my thought and philosophy strongly and to go back to the universe with my love. "

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" When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day. "

" I want to become more famous, even more famous. "

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" I love Damien Hirst. I respect his work a great deal, and I am happy that the polka dots I started using have become a symbol of love and peace around the world with everybody joining hands to use them in this way. "

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" In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. "

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