But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
BEATRICE WOODThe second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn’t mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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I happen to believe that there is an afterlife
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First of all, I’d like to say here the fact that I’m not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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Well, I don’t go out much socially. I don’t enjoy going out.
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The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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But you can’t realize, you can’t know what another person goes through.
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And then a great thing in my life was going to India.
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Here in America we’re doing the most wonderful crafts
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Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That’s just hot air.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic.
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The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn’t mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.
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I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men.
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You can’t change the world, you can only change yourself.
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And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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