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Are you an artist?""I'm a mess is what I am," he says, holding on to the building for support. "A bloody mess. You 're the artist, mate." Then he's gone.
Are you an artist?""I'm a mess is what I am," he says, holding on to the building for support. "A bloody mess. You 're the artist, mate." Then he's gone.
Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
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- Jandy Nelson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1965 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1965; activity date not established; Wikidata Q6150999, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6150999 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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