Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

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Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

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Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.

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Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.

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Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

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Life forms illogical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?

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The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.

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If I have learnt anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return

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If I have learnt anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?

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