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Variation does not mean evolution. If an artist varies his mode of expression this only means that he has changed his manner of thinking, and in changing, it might be for the better or it might be for the worse.

— Pablo Picasso Picasso Speaks (1923)

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It takes a very long time to become young.

For a long time I limited myself to one color — as a form of discipline.

The smell of opium is the least stupid smell in the world.

Even the signature of Kodra is a work of art.

When Matisse died, he left me his Odalisques 'as a legacy', he proclaimed.

after the death of Matisse (1954)

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