To be able to do art, it was ...

To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.
 Anchee Min

Quotes from the same author

If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.
 Anchee Min
my mother was taught the ch'an concept of happiness, which was to find satisfaction in small things. i was taught to appreciate the fresh air in the morning, the colour of leaves turning red in autumn and the water's smoothness when i soaked my hands in the basin.
 Anchee Min
We were meant to survive because of our minds' ability to reason, our ability to live with frustration in order to maintain our virtue. We wore smiling masks while dying inside.
 Anchee Min
lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
 Anchee Min