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I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where languag

I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it’s at its most powerful. – A.S. Byatt

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A box of new crayons! Now they’re all pointy, lined up in order, bright and perfect. Soon they’ll be a bunch of ground down, rounded, indistinguishable stumps, missing their wrappers and smudged with other colors. Sometimes life seems unbearably tragic. – Bill Watterson

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Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. – Claude Monet

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If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone. – Robert Fulghum

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