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Quotes "I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh."

"Every child has the spirit of creation. The rubbish of life often exterminates the spirit through plague and a souls own wretchedness."

"Painting a young maiden is similar to cavorting with great abandon. It is the finest refreshment."

"My passion comes from the heavens, not from earthly musings."

"I'm just a simple man standing alone with my old brushes, asking God for inspiration."

"Each morning I shoo the beggars and cripples from my door stoop. If God wanted these vermin to eat surely he would provide them with substance."