I think it's so foolish for people to want to be happy. Happy is a fleeting thing. This gives you a sense of not striving for that, but striving for a good life. Maybe that is the best you can hope for.
— Georgia O'Keeffe Modern

American modernist painter

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Interview with Juan Hamilton

Date / Period

1978

Category

Humorous

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https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/quotes/

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