"When I am halfway there with a painting, it can occasionally be thrilling... But it happens very rarely; usually it's agony... I go to great pains to mask the agony. But the struggle is there. It's the invisible enemy."

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Richard Diebenkorn

#Pain Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Agony Quotes

“I do walk with a bit of a swagger. I do swear a lot. And people are going to be offended by that. But in this PC world, you can't be honest.”
“I've seen them on television on a Sunday morning most days of the week.”
“When you are painting a landscape, assume the painting is real and the landscape is an illusion.”
“Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers.”
“What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What matters is how well you play when you're playing badly.”
“Spelling mistakes in a letter is like a bug on a white shirt.”
“The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done.”
“When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.”

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