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I had become conscious of my physicality, aware of my presence and open to the ugly truths of the world. At the age of thirteen, I realised that there was a danger in innocence and beauty, and I could not live with both.
Tracey Emin
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Tracey Emin
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 3
Artist
Conceptual Artist
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Installation Artist
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Photographer
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Video Artist
Tracey Karima Emin
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If I were really, truly in love with someone who was truly in love with me, then I would get married, but that would be the only reason I'd get married.
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I have hardly any friends who aren't gay
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Strolling on the plateau of life, desperate for the mountain, I never thought that I would get this far. It's only art that has carried me through, given me faith in my own existence. But now I am approaching a point in my life where I desire more.
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I've been slagged off completely by the art world and I don't know whether fancy being slagged off by the literary world as well. It's just too much.
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People don't remember. Revenge is sweet.
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The words went round and round and round in my mind and my body, until I knew they were no longer my words but something that had been carved into my heart. And now my soul was crying.
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All the people in the late '80s and early '90s were really hell-bent on doing something for themselves, and they wouldn't take no for an answer. There was a lot of determination, and I was definitely part of that way of thinking.
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I found that life has to be edited to continue.
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There should be something revelatory about art. It should be totally creative and open doors for new thoughts and experiences.
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I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend.
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The soul will always do what it needs to do.
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Art is like a lover whom you run away from but who comes back and picks you up.
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They grew really quickly. One minute I didn't have any tits and the next I had the biggest tits in the world.
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