Century Quote by Henri Michaux

“One can paint with two colors, and draw with one. Three, or four at most, have for centuries been enough men.”

Henri Michaux

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“I put an apple on my table. Then I put myself inside this apple. What tranquility!”

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The Sorbonne should be razed and Chris Marker put in its place.

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Nothing is the speed limit of thought.

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It is almost an intellectual tradition to pay heed to the insane. In my case those that I most respect are the morons.

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With your faults, dont hurry. Dont correct them thoughtlessly. What would you put in their place?

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It came to me late, as an adult, the desire to draw and participate in the world of lines.

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The bird's delirium does not interest the trees.

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