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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.”
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“Love isn't always pretty. Sometimes you spend all your time hoping it'll eventually be something different. Something better. Then, before you know it, you're back to square one, and you lost your heart somewhere along the way.”
― Ugly Love
― Ugly Love
“It is incredible how fear is built into you, by your parents and others surrounding you. You’re so innocent in the beginning; you don’t know.”
― Walk Through Walls: A Memoir
― Walk Through Walls: A Memoir
“The pain will always be there.
So will the fear.
But the pain and fear are no longer my life. They're only moments.”
― Ugly Love
So will the fear.
But the pain and fear are no longer my life. They're only moments.”
― Ugly Love
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