"I don’t plan things. As a rule I prefer to see what happens."

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“I didn’t try to communicate any kind of philosophy since I am not a philosopher. I am a photographer. That’s it.”

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“In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music and to paint when I feel like it.”

“I never felt the need to do what everyone else did. And I wasn’t troubled by the fact that other people were doing other things.”

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Literature1949

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