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The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.

— Norman Rockwell A Rockwell Portrait : An Intimate Biography‎ (1978)

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Source: As quoted in A Rockwell Portrait : An Intimate Biography‎ (1978) by Donald Walton, p. 251
Work: A Rockwell Portrait : An Intimate Biography‎, 1978
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