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“Each painting seems to have a very specific size it wants to be. I have even started a painting or two over just because I didn't like the feeling of the particular image at a particular size. The Parlor needed to be large because I wanted it to feel like a full-size room you could step into. Unfortunately for me, I paint the same way on an eight-foot canvas as I do on a five-inch miniature. I still use very tiny brushes and noodle every square inch. It took me nearly a year to paint The Parlor.”
Source : "Sincerely, Mark Ryden". Interview with Dina Gachman, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 2, 2014. 
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“Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.”
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“I will tear this folly from my heart, though every fibre bleed as I rend it away!”
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“I'm not an expert here. I'm talking about an experience I had rather than something I intellectually worked out. From what I can gather, the original mystery religions are still, largely, as the name suggests, mysterious. But they are associated with intoxication, fertility and resurrection.”
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“The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being.”
Source : Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson (2002). “Man Meets Dog”, p.135, Psychology Press
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“What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.”
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“I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go.”
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“I probably tweet every other day, which I know isn't half as much as some people.”
