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I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.
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Art is amoral so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.
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Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]
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I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.
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Morality is similar to religion - it is a somniferous drug which blinds people from seeing the squalor of their lives.
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The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.
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The writer ... an athlete required to break the four-minute mile every morning.
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Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.
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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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All artists are crackpots. And it's their finest feature.
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...that horrible moment of suspense when the artist shows one of his creations to strange eyes for the first time.
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When I have trouble writing, I step outside my studio into the garden and pull weeds until my mind clears--I find weeding to be the best therapy there is for writer's block.
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Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.
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Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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Being mad is even pleasant. But only a madman understands that.
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Art's a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only a fragment of a mind. Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food.
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Talent is cheap dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.
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Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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From the biography of Freud, by Irving Stone, said by Freud's fiance after he teased her for being sweet, Beware of truly sweet people. They have will of iron.
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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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