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I Realized, Too

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I realised that I had things in my head not like what I had been taught — not like what I had seen — shapes and ideas so familiar to me that it hadn’t occurred to me to put them down.  I decided to stop painting, to put away everything I had done, and to start to say the things that were my own.  This was one of the best times in my life.  There was no one around to look at what I was doing — no one interested — no one to say anything about it one way or another.  I was alone and singularly free, working on my own, unknown — no one to satisfy but myself.
    ―     Georgia O’Keeffe
From:  “Words Works:  Volume 1“
[The author (O’Keeffe) was well known (infamous) for her misspellings.  She didn’t bother to correct the spelling(s) of words she felt a reader would understand even if misspelled.  Sometimes, I feel this way, too.    —    kmab]
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Click here (25 May) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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