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After all, the world is still great.

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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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 maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.
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An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
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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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Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.
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Talent is cheap dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.
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He had always loved God. In his darkest hours he cried out, God did not create us to abandon us.
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Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.
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How can a young person learn whether he chose the correct way? He thinks he has a special idea, and then he discovers that he is completely inappropriate for it.
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Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him.
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Being mad is even pleasant. But only a madman understands that.
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I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.
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