several things i learned from collecting art, at 85 years: don't spend too much time partying / keep your nose to the grindstone / if you want a good lesson in history, go to museums, but if you want to see what is new, go to all the galleries and art fairs / put your career before your personal life, even if it means you are an unbalanced workaholic / spend 50 percent of your time networking / trade with artists / if you are an artist, survive. live in your studio. don't pay rent / collect art that cancels out the rest of the world / appreciate the new and that which you don't immediately understand / help the poor / allow yourself to change your mind whenever you feel like it, but be consistent and have integrity / do what you say / live simply and simplify your life/ devote yourself to only a few things / talent is what comes easiest to you / allow yourself to evolve and grow / change is good / stay active and in the discourse / kill your television / live proudly and with your feet on the ground / wishing all my readers a happy holiday and a wonderful new year in 2013. peace & joy / fight on. yours truly, diana zlotnick
