💬 Quotes

"In my work I've tried to develop an awareness of things which are not necessarily very definite."

"Time is an element in painting, but it's not a narrative time; it's a real time."

"To be alert to the painting—what is actually happening—is more important than to be concerned with what you intended it to be."

"The painting itself is a kind of object, but it also depicts an object. That double nature interests me."

"Tusind tak for det, men jeg må have lov at gå min egen vej; jeg vil selv vælge mit liv."

"Sannheten og friheten, det er de ting som menneskene burde kjempe og blø for."

"En mand skal ikke slide sig op for en sag, som ikke bærer sig selv."

"Du skal huske, at det er sjælene, man skal opdrage."

"Der er en gammel sandhed i, at den mand er stærkest i verden, som staar alene."

"Skjønheden, det er blot at kunne se det fullkomne i det ufullkomne."

"Experience sampling reveals a daily life that is far more complex, contradictory, and varied than the static portraits painted by global questionnaires."

"When adolescents are in situations that require high concentration and offer clear challenges, they experience a state of optimal experience, or flow, yet such moments are remarkably scarce in standard classrooms."

"The paradox of contemporary youth is that while they have unprecedented autonomy in how they spend their time, they frequently report feelings of apathy and a lack of direction."

"Peer contexts amplify both positive and negative emotional states, acting as an emotional sounding board that intensifies the daily fluctuations of adolescent mood."

"Alienation is not simply a rejection of society; it is often the painful byproduct of a young person's inability to find meaningful agency within institutional structures."

"Developmental growth does not occur in smooth, linear stages, but through navigating the turbulent disjunctures between what youth desire and what their environments afford."

"It was as if some language she had been trying to learn and had almost forgotten had suddenly been spoken to her fluently, effortlessly, and she understood it every word."

"The terrible thing was that she had begun to feel a part of the house, a part of Carol."

"People were like so many enamored puppets, jumping when the strings were pulled, living lives prescribed by others."

"Freedom was a thing that had no boundaries, and it was better than love because it was a state of being."