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Listen, my friend, all forms that exist in God's universe can be found in the human figure. A man's body and face can tell everything he represents. So how could I ever exhaust my interest in it?

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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... a canvas that I have covered is worth more than a blank canvas. My pretensions go no further that is my right to paint, my reason for painting.
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The one who has not seen Paris in the morning does not know how beautiful it is.
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Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him.
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It's freezing up here. What did you use to keep warm? Indignation, said Michelangelo. Best fuel I know. Never burns out.
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Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?
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The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns.
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The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.
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Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.
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Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.
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