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" When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark. "

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" I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep. "

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" I'm a Buddhist. "

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" My goal as a writer is more to comfort than to disturb. "

" I don't understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions? "

" Augustine, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath are confessional writers and all three make me sick. I have nothing in common with them. "

" I sing my sorrow, and I paint my joy. "

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" For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews. "

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