Loren Schmidt
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I have pretended to go mad in order to tell you the things I need to. I call it art. Because art is the word we give to our feelings made public. And art doesn’t worry anyone.
“Here, all we can ever be is everything we’ve been.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“One thing I learned from Mr. Armstrong while striving heartily to remain uneducated: a good story doesn’t just copy life, it pushes back on it. It’s why guys like Chartrain wear their clothes too big and their teeth edged with gold, why Mr. Dick puts words on kites and sends them to the sun. It’s why I draw what I draw.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.”
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