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Like Van Gogh's paintings were a diary of his life, my paintings are kind of a diary of my life. And they're all good moments that I've preserved, and I've got them around me.

— Joni Mitchell Interview (2014)

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Truth and beauty. That’s what I hope to deliver.

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In New York, constantly, the street is challenging you to relate to it.

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I don't like being too looked up at or too looked down on. I prefer meeting in the middle to being worshipped or spat out.

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I've got nervous energy like a kid, still.

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