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My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

- Howard Hodgkin
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My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.

My friends tend to be writers. I think writers and painters are really all the same-we just sit in our rooms.