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“I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is—but then, of course, heterosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is, too. And being a man is a serious problem and being a woman is, too. Lots of things are problems.”
― Edward Gorey, Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey

tags: identity, sexuality

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“Once, Picasso was asked what his paintings meant. He said, “Do you ever know what the birds are singing? You don’t. But you listen to them anyway.” So, sometimes with art, it is important just to look.”
― Marina Abramović

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“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone”
― Pablo Picasso

tags: art, procrastination

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“One must read poetry with one's nerves.”
― Wallace Stevens

tags: poetry

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“. . . when I talk to people I really like to talk to them, and not just exchange pleasantries and wonder which of us is going to try to get away first. Most social occasions leave me less than enthralled.”
― Edward Gorey, Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey

tags: introverts, small-talk, social-occasions, socializing

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