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Time is an illusion. Time only exists when we think about the past and the future. Time doesn't exist in the present here and now.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Don't even ask me why. I do not know, I have no answer to this insane behaviour.
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In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.
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I had such an intense relationship to every person. I still see people on the street and we lock eyes, and say Oh my god! and we just kiss and stay like that and sometimes cry.
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I'm talking about intellectually and emotionally challenging, but at the same time it's actually not that challenging. So there's this dichotomy.
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Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.
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