My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes friend painter room
My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldn't be able to say anything. Howard Hodgkin languagelose Change image and share on social
Collecting has been my great extravagance. It's a way of being. I collect for the same reason that I eat too much-I'm one of nature's shoppers. Howard Hodgkin collecteatextravagance Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social