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All artists are crackpots. And it's their finest feature.

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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Fortune is beastly - it is only suitable for cows and businessmen.
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We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.
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Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.
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Talent is cheap dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.
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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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The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns.
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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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Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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Normal people do not create art.
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I knew that I had to find out more about van Gogh. Even though I was far too young, and felt I did not have sufficient technique to write a book about Vincent van Gogh, I knew I had to try. If I didn't I would never write anything else.
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A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.
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From out of pain, beauty.
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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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Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.
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The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.
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God did not create us to abandon us.
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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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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?
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The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.
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