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"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."
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"I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it."

"In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope."

"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better."

"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."

"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."

"A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you."
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