"I like to paint something that leads me on and on into the unknown, something that I want to see away on beyond ..."

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Source : William C. Ketchum, Moses (Grandma) (1996). “Grandma Moses: An American Original”, Smithmark Publishers

Grandma Moses

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“I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong.”
“Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.”
“When I heard 'Dookie' by Green Day for the first time, it unlocked something in me, like, it's totally okay that I'm a little bit weird because these guys are a little bit weird. It made me want to pick up an instrument and do that.”
“Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins?”
“The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.”
“Writing is not chewing your nails and picking your teeth, but a matter of public interest.”
“We've given Iraq a chance. Now they need to stand on their own. This is a 1,400-year-old conflict, and unless we are prepared to bankrupt ourselves spending another 1,400 years policing it, we need to stay out.”
“But perhaps God's purpose in the world (I am only thinking aloud here) is to draw his creatures to him. And you have to admit that tragedies like this one at Virginia Tech help to do that!”

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