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There's so much more to a book than just the reading.

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'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

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I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.

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You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.

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I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago.

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I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could.

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Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk.

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I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man.

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I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person.

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Yes, there have to be places for safe wonderful stories.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: June 10th, 1928

Died: May 8th, 2012

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