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Artist Quote by Yoko Ono

“It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.” quote by Yoko Ono — Download Open image

“It's a waste of time to think that if you colored a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.”

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