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I learned early about the misery and dangers of life, and about the afterlife, about the external punishment which awaited the children of sin in Hell. ”
By painting colors and lines and forms seen in quickened mood I was seeking to make this mood vibrate as a phonograph does. This was the origin of the paintings in The Frieze of Life. ”
The colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas. ”
Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life. ”
Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life. ”
Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life almost impossible. ”
The diversity of life is so stimulating for me. ”
No retirement system in the world is as broken as ours. ”
In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation. ”
Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons. ”