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"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better."
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"You have put yourself at risk to activate your instinctual genius."
"A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite."
"If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale."
"In the last analysis, most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old forgotten wisdom stored up in us."
"And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness."
"If its almost right its wrong. Pay attention to your hesitation."
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"An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language."
"What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue."
"I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer."
"Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us."
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