this was sent to me by my girlfriend

"nothing is original. steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiriation or fuels your imagination. devour old films, music, books, paintings, photgraphs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows.

select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. if you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. and don't bother concealing your thievery- celebrate it if you feel like it. in any case, always remember what jean-luc godard said: "it's not where you get things from - it's where you take them to." -jim jarmusch

i don't know how how this affects painters, photographers, writers and others, but it made me feel lighter somewhat