From the ArcaMax Publishing, History & Quotes Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/quotes/s-28585-431350
I do not want to die...until I have faithfully made the most of my
talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last
small twig has grown.
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I am gradually approaching the period in my life when work comes
first... No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow
grazes.
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Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good
artists who follow after genius - and I count myself among these -
have to restore the lost connection once more.
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There are moments on most days when I feel a deep and sincere
gratitude, when I sit at the open window and there is a blue sky or
moving clouds.
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Look at life with the eyes of a child.
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To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my
works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself.
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I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last
small twig has grown.
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For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always
stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying.