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" Sloppy thinking gets worse over time. "

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" Protect me from what I want. "

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" I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand. "

" I'd paint long strips of canvas and abandon them on the beach, or put bread out in geometric patterns for the pigeons downtown. I wanted people to find something nice and intriguing to puzzle over. Then I'd go back to see if the things were still there, or if anyone would notice. "

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" The desperate things seem to require attention, the lovely things seem to elicit celebration. If I had to choose, I would go to the awful in the hope that doing something could yield a happier result. "

" I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't! "