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The pictures on the walls aren't like movies. They don't move, they don't talk, and they'll last longer. They will last longer.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things.
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