"When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God."

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Source : Robert Mapplethorpe, Edmund White (1995). “Altars”, Vintage

Robert Mapplethorpe

#Art Quotes #Hands Quotes #Holding Hands Quotes

“...the routine of life goes on, whatever happens, we do the same things, go through the little performance of eating, sleeping, washing. No crisis can break through the crust of habit.”
“The biggest challenge for newspapers has been that the public has far more choices for news, information, and diversion than in the past.”
“Well in two months, it'd be sunbathing time. That made me smile. I enjoyed lying in the sun in a little bikini, timing myself carefully so I didn't burn. I loved the smell of coconut oil. And I don't want to hear any lectures about how bad tanning is for you. That's my vice. Everybody gets one.”
“If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.”
“You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.”

Source : Joan Baez (1968). “DAYBREAK”
“Living up to other people's expectations is always difficult.”
“Today, Mr. Darcy is a vampire.”
“Why are some things easier to write than say?”

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