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God did not create us to abandon us.

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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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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Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him.
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Fortune is beastly - it is only suitable for cows and businessmen.
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Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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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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Being mad is even pleasant. But only a madman understands that.
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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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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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Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.
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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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The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.
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A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.
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He made his colours, built his stretchers, plastered his canvas, painted his pictures, carpentered his frames, and painted them. 'Too bad I can't buy my own pictures,' he murmured aloud. 'Then I'd be completely self-sufficient.'
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The real artist while he paints does not think of the sale, only of the need to make a beautiful living thing.
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