But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
BEATRICE WOODAnd then a great thing in my life was going to India.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.
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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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Do be true to yourself, whether it’s bad doesn’t matter. The important thing – you have to copy while you’re studying.
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But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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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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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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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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Hardships and handicaps can…stimulate our energy to survive them. You’ll find if you study the lives of people who’ve accomplished things, it’s often been done with the help of great willpower in overcoming this and that.
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I don’t like to sell my finest pieces.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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And then a great thing in my life was going to India.
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Over and over I’m on the point of giving it up.
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Choosing to live in the timeless, I am now at the easiest and happiest time of my life.
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I, who wanted danger, adventure, and love
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And culture is – each of us – is like one pearl added to another to make a chain. We each contribute to the other. And that’s all right. But once you’re on your own, do that which comes from within. And I feel this very strongly.
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