One must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning.

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I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.

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I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

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I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it.

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The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

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I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

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Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.

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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

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Great things do not just happen by impulse, but as a succession of small things linked together.

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It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill - it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I'll always remain half crazy.

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