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The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗
Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought. Self-pity gets pretty close to paranoia and paranoia is one of the very hardest things to reverse. You do not want to drift into self-pity.
I always try to see the good. I never look for the bad.
Rudeness and racism.
People who can’t wait to argue.
A fellow artist called me a flaneur!
Being able to paint the way I do.
Needing order always.
Keep working, improving your step.
A detective. Or a writer. Or a poet.
My work. What shape will it take?
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