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I have a painting where somebody's holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody's head.
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A—ris—ta?†Degan asked, sounding horse. “What is it?†“A rat bit me,†she said, once again shocked by her own rasping voice. “Jasper does that if—†Gaunt coughed and hacked. After a moment, he spoke again. “If he thinks you’re dead or too weak to fight.†“Jasper?†“I call him that, but I’ve also named the stones in my cell.†“I only counted mine,†Arista said. “Two hundred and thirty-four,†Degan replied instantly. “I have two hundred and twenty-eight.†“Did you count the cracked ones as two?†“No.
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When you have a dream, you don't even want to tell yourself straight out that this is what you want. You try to hide it. I never told myself I wanted to be a tennis player. But being an artist, yes, this is what I wanted since I first sat down to draw or paint. I knew that . . . I had that vision.
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Jealousy, an eminently credulous and suspicious passion, allows fancy the greatest possible play. But it does not bestow wit, it banishes all sense.
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It is so good, so sweet and above all, so beneficial to suffer.
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Anyone can practice. Young man can practice. Old man can practice. Very old man can practice. Man who is sick, he can practice. Man who doesn't have strength can practice. Except lazy people; lazy people can't practice Ashtanga yoga.
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Art is my God, Music is my religion...
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There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.
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When I was heavier, I danced and I jumped out of planes. I've always rejected the idea that there's a certain look or size that makes it acceptable to live life.
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I like to be risky every day, changing minds every day. I'm not reliable at all in my ideas. I can change my ideas three times a day. I change different things, the parts of the content. But I never change the content of who I am. So my challenge every day is to change and to take risks.
