When, About Fifteen Years Ago, I Walked Into Arshile's Studio For The First Time, The Atmosphere Was So Beautiful That I Got A Little Dizzy And When I Came To, I Was Bright Enough To Take The Hint Immediately. If The Bookkeepers Think It Necessary To Make Sure Of Where Things And People Came From, Well Then, I Came From 36 Union Square. I Am Glad That It Is About Impossible To Get Away From His Powerful Influence.

-Willem De Kooning

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When, About Fifteen Years Ago, I Walked

Willem De Kooning

When, About Fifteen Years Ago, I Walked Into Arshile's Studio For The First Time, The Atmosphere Was So Beautiful That I Got A Little Dizzy And When I Came To, I Was Bright Enough To Take The Hint Immediately. If The Bookkeepers Think It Necessary To Make Sure Of Where Things And People Came From, Well Then, I Came From 36 Union Square. I Am Glad That It Is About Impossible To Get Away From His Powerful Influence.

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Beautiful

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My Interest In Desperation Lies Only In That Sometimes I Find Myself Having Become Desperate. Very Seldom Do I Start Out That Way. I Can See Of Course That, In The Abstract, Thinking And All Activity Is Rather Desperate.

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