"What have you done? What have you given up?' So many things, Cecily. More than you know."

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Lauren DeStefano

#Done Quotes #Given Quotes #Given Up Quotes

“Contemporary art often plays to the part of us that is very uncomfortable with not being sure, that cannot maintain a state of 'don't know'. The over-prioritising of meaning gets in the way of just experiencing the art in a more sensual way. Judging quality purely from an intuitive emotional response needs more confidence and experience than just working it out like a crossword clue.”

Source : Source: www.theguardian.com
“The press always ends up being much nicer than I expect. A lot of times they say something snarky about you, but then you meet them in person and they couldn't be nicer.”
“I actually came from the fashion side, so maybe I knew more about fashion - and music like hip-hop because I was a DJ - so it was really successful when we mixed it all up together.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I've gotten to do a lot of stuff, traveled, worked hard at my career.”
“A good work can be communicated across languages ... [provided one does not] fall into the trap of narrow-minded nationalistic or chauvinistic thinking.”
“But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything.”
“I only want to sleep . . . and never wake.”
“It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.”

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