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Quote by Edvard Munch
I build a kind of wall between myself and t he model so that I can

I build a kind of wall between myself and t he model so that I can paint in peace behind it. Otherwise, she might say something that confuses and distracts me. – Edvard Munch

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Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life. – Edvard Munch

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No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love. – Edvard Munch

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I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. – Edvard Munch

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Every human longs for peace and love. – Hiawatha

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Take away the violence and who will hear the men of peace? – Lorraine Hansberry

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When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace. – Jimmy Carter

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The perception of beauty is a moral test. – Henry David Thoreau

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