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“...my least favorite actress of all time, Helena Bonham Carter. I find her lack of a neck very off-putting and especially her acting.”
― Edward Gorey, Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey

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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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“. . . 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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