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"My mother taught me to be grateful for all experiences, the painful ones, too, because even pain is a gift, an invitation to know myself deeper, and this wisdom that comes from wounds, I can use to help others. It's not necessary to make art, but it can be useful to put pain into something other than one's own body."
— Jun 07, 2026 02:20PM
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"I wondered if she thought she was treating me with love, if this was a kind of respect. My mother would often tell me she loved me while she punched me in the face, but I've touched my canvases gently and carefully and with precision while resenting their very existence."
— Jun 08, 2026 06:57PM
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Jun 07, 2026 02:23PM
"Heartbreak happened only to show her how resilient her heart was. She does not, will never, inflict pain upon others, but she understands that pain is no different than any other emotion or experience, and if it moves between people without aim, it can show us ourselves, and she is grateful to have the knowledge it's brought her and secure enough in her purpose to know that it is not the element by which her life will be most marked. The road she is walking on is hers; she belongs to every place along it, no matter where it takes her, and over and over and over, her name is a truth that the world speaks clearly, not too loud, not too quiet."
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