"The best works do not necessarily get to auction. I like to draw, so maybe I give you a little drawing. And then eventually it ends up at auction. And then critics say, 'Oh, that's a bad drawing!' Well, I didn't say it was so wonderful."

-- Marlene Dumas

#Drawing Quotes #Giving Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Though the heart wear the garment of its sorrow And be not happy like a naked star, Yet from the thought of peace some peace we borrow, Some rapture from the rapture felt afar.”
“The drawings that I show - the drawings that I present to people are finished works in themselves. They're meant to be thought of that way and not necessarily lead to larger pieces or anything like that. And that's the way I work now.”
“Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think most people would argue that probably more needs to be done on that front, and they've just begun to take the first steps to accepting that there's going to have to be much closer economic integration in Europe.”
“Too many people are living in a prison that they have themselves manufactured.”
“Was I a perfect gastric-bypass patient? Yes. Was I a perfect gastric-bypass pregnant woman? No. I made a decision to enjoy my pregnancy... So sue me!”
“There was a level on which I believed that what had happened remained reversible”
“Shamus ordered half a cup of house brew. Then he proceeded to fill the cup up the rest of the way with milk and sugar. Lots of sugar. â€œSure you got enough milk in your sugar?â€ I asked as we strolled out of the shop and headed south. He flipped me off. â€œYou drink your coffee your way, and Iâ€™ll drink my coffee the right way.”
“Everything is more beautiful because weâ€™re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”

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