Jean CocteauAn original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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The World-renowned sculptor Michelangelo was always striving to be original. The more he copied, the more original he became. When you are passionate about something, you are unable to copy it because you are so absorbed in your passion. You can only produce something original by copying something else over and over again until it is your own.
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