I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.
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There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
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Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.
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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.
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The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color-with one modifying the other-I draw directly in color...It is not a starting point, it is a completion.
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There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.
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