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A thimbleful of red is redder than a bucketful.

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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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Creation is the artist's true function where there is no creation there is no art.
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When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky.
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To arrive is to be in prison.
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