Quote #38

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be a painter...

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  2. I do not intend to spare myself, not to avoid emotions or difficulties. I don't care much whether I live a longer or shorter time: the worl…
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  5. I believe that it may happen that one will succeed, and one must not begin to despair, even though defeated here and there; and even though…
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  7. I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.
  8. I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

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