"If I could only have one more day, I could do a great painting."

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Fritz Scholder

#Painting Quotes #One More Day Quotes

“There's no straight line between closing the mental institutions and filling the prisons but there is some sort of relationship. And it's hard to tell how much mental illness among prisoners came in with them and how much is because of prison. I just imagine the real tragedy is there's probably a huge number of people who went in a little bit f - ked up and left completely insane because it's just a horrible treatment.”
“Deep in earth my love is lying And I must weep alone.”
“The day has the color and the sound of winter. Thoughts turn to chowder...chowder breathes reassurance. It steams consolation.”
“And so I continue in borderline poverty, save for my one indulgence, no, my single absolute necessity: I take cabs. Yes, on occasion, when I wish to see what people with unpleasant skin conditions are wearing, I do take the subway. I have never, I am proud to say, taken the bus, because people who take the bus have given up.”

Source : Paul Rudnick (2009). “I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey”, Harper
“Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself.”
“The normal kid can differentiate between various aspects of life, but a kid with dyslexia has to connect all those dots, and they have to link it like a chain. Teachers can't incorporate that. They don't have time; it's not their fault. They don't have the resources to give personal attention to each kid in the classroom.”
“Gardeners often focus exclusively on plants, missing the absolutely essential visual role played by structures, from paths to pavilions.”
“A lot of people my age think stand up sucks.”

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