"My interest in painting is recording things. I think of myself as almost a documentary filmmaker... I've gotten into some curious situations..."

-- Jamie Wyeth

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“The time draws near, when a radical change must take place for the whole world in the management of diplomacy.”
“That morning I was not yet a vampire, and I saw my last sunrise. I remember it completely, and yet I can't recall any sunrise before it. I watched its whole magnificence for the last time as if it were the first. And then I said farewell to sun light, and set out to become what I became.”
“To tell you the truth, I never thought of myself as much of a success.”
“There were happy days, with watermelon, and sad days of whiskey.”

Source : Lewis Nordan (1992). “Music of the Swamp”, p.59, Algonquin Books
“To love is to be delighted by the happiness of someone, or to experience pleasure upon the happiness of another. I define this as true love.”

Source : "The Elements of True Piety (1677)". "The Shorter Leibniz Texts: A Collection of New Translations" edited by Lloyd H. Strickland, p. 189, 2006.
“Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.”

Source : "An Interview With Author Peter Carey". Interview with Ben Evans, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2010.
“Running is something you just do. You donâ€™t need a goal. You donâ€™t need a race. You donâ€™t need the hype of a so-called fitness craze. All you need is a cheap pair of shoes and some time; the rest will follow.”
“I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.”

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