It's only when you're forbidden to talk about the future that you suddenly realize how much the future … - Erica Jong

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When I draw something, I try to build some kind of history into it. Drawing an object that has a certain amount of wear and tear or rust; or a tree that is damaged. I love trying to render not just the object, but what it has been through.

Erica Jong

It's only when you're forbidden to talk about the future that you suddenly realize how much the future normally occupies the present.

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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.

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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

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Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child.

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