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A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.
Irving Stone
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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.
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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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Normal people do not create art.
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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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Nature always resists the artist at the beginning.
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An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
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Fortune is beastly - it is only suitable for cows and businessmen.
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I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him.
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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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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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Being mad is even pleasant. But only a madman understands that.
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Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside marriage the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.
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The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.
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He had been standing still for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death.
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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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Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.
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No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.
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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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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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