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Once I said to my mother: 'You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and had good manners,' and she said: 'What else is there?'

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Be Happy Else Good Good Manners Had Happy Just Kept Manners Mother Once Said She Would You

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I have my pace and way of living, and I'm not looking for something.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Living Looking Pace Something Way

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Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Aggressive Being Ink Naughty Protest Reason Walls

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I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Am Art Artists Influenced Inspired Look Lot Really Say Suppose I Am

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It's absurd to talk about paintings that you haven't finished.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: About Absurd Finished Paintings Talk You

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I hate roses. Don't you? It's all right if you can hide them in a cutting garden, but I think a rose garden is the height of ick.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Cutting Garden Hate Height Hide Right Rose Roses Them Think You I Think

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The Mediterranean is always just white, white, white.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Always Just Mediterranean White

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White paint is my marble.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Marble Paint White

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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Again Had Just Never Over Paintings Show Swear Them Would

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I used to change things in my early paintings to get the nuance or feeling I wanted, but now I plan everything in my head before I do it.

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Before Change Change Things Early Everything Feeling Get Head Now Nuance Paintings Plan Things Used Wanted

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: April 25th, 1928

Died: July 5th, 2001

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