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"There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug."
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"Gospel of miracles is bringing about corruption in our country."

"All those clean, fresh starts had made me forget what it was like, until now, to be messy and honest and out of control. To be real."

"Don't make changes to suit others, stay true to yourself."

"We think that boxes take everything that's bad and they lock all that nasty stuff out, when in reality they take everything that we are and they lock all of those great things in."

"Our Christianity has become superstitious."

"Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real."

"I'm different. I will give you my treasure chest of darkness first. If you can handle that, then I'll bring out my shining moons. If one cannot handle the darkness, then one should not deserve the light. I have no interest in "trapping" anyone into a silken web. I have no silken web."

"You do not have to feel truer than others in order to be original.You just need to be different and keep aspiring to be a better you."

"Why did I think that the mask was a better portrayal than my authentic self? We can get hidden under layers of illusion, can't we?"

"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."
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"It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more."

"There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug."

"You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real."

"The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted."
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