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Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel (French pronunciation: [kamij klɔdɛl] ( listen); 8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist. She died in relative obscurity, but has gained recognition for the originality of her work. She was the elder sister of the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel and the lover and co-worker of sculptor Auguste Rodin.

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I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.

Figure, Fire, Hammers, Happens, Squash, Way

When you left on Saturday, I felt a horrible void, I saw you everywhere, on the beach, in your room, in the garden: impossible for me to get used to the idea that you had left.

Beach, Garden, Horrible, Ideas, Void

I have had the problem of seeing my male model go to Italy and. . . stay there.

Individualism, Italy, Male, Males, Problem, Stay

I am scared; I don't know what is going to happen to me. What was the point of working so hard and of being talented, to be rewarded like this? Never a penny, tormented all my life. It is horrible; one cannot imagine it.

Hard, Imagine, Pennies, Point, Scared, Working

There is always something missing that torments me.

Missing, Torment, Torments

I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.

Art, Careers, Faces, Jobs, Unfortunate, Woman

I am not feeling any better because I cannot stay in bed, having constant cause for walking. They say I leave at night by the window of my tower, hanging from a red umbrella with which I set fire to the forest!

Cause, Feelings, Fire, Night, Say

I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter.

Two, Paris, New Life, Nothing, Back

I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.

Discouraged, Feels, Problem, Problems, Sorts

I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of everyone.

Character, Crafty, Devil, Mood

I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.

Atelier, Circumstance, Months, President, Thank You, Two

Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine.

Letters, Mines, Burnt, Same, Fear

I sleep completely naked to make me believe you are here, but when I wake up it is not the same thing. Most of all, don't deceive me with other women any more.

Believe, Make, Naked, Sleep

I would have preferred to be successful here with a piece that cost me a huge amount of money and effort. . . rather than sending to Bohemia some ordinary works.

Amount, Cost, Effort, Ordinary, Piece, Successful

If you are nice, and keep your promise, we will be in paradise.

Keep, Nice, Paradise, Promise

My countrymen have commissioned a bust of the Republic. It will be placed on the fountain of my native town.

Republic, Towns, Fountain, Bust, Commissioned

Send me one hundred francs on our future deals, otherwise I will disappear in a cataclysm.

Disappear, Francs, Future, Hundred, Our Future

Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it.

Arrange, Committed, Convinced, Parent, Paris, Rodin