You’ve got sadness in you, I’ve got sadness in me — and my works of art are places where the two sadnesses can meet, and therefore both of us need to feel less sad.

Mark Rothko
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There is a sadness that lives inside us all, and we need to meet this sadness in others. We need to find places where both sadness and joy can meet. The only way to do so is to create art. If we create art, we can express our emotions and allow our sadness and joy to meld together, and we’ll be able to feel less sad.

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