The words went round and round and round in my mind and my body, until I knew they were no longer my words but something that had been carved into my heart. And now my soul was crying. Tracey Emin More Quotes by Tracey Emin More Quotes From Tracey Emin When I am ill or upset he jumps up on to the bed to curl up close beside me. But if I am in bed with a hangover he will have nothing to do with me. Tracey Emin upset hangover bed One thing that success has taught me is censorship. Tracey Emin censorship one-thing taught All the people in the late '80s and early '90s were really hell-bent on doing something for themselves, and they wouldn't take no for an answer. There was a lot of determination, and I was definitely part of that way of thinking. Tracey Emin determination people thinking I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend. Tracey Emin cat soul animal Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing... Tracey Emin truth-is wells believe People try constantly to use me and I hate it. Tracey Emin hate trying people When I think about sex it makes me realise how alone I feel. Tracey Emin feels sex thinking It pleases me that people can be interactive Tracey Emin please-me please people I thought it would be my one and only exhibition so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective. Tracey Emin my-one-and-only exhibitions would-be I've got over so much. Mum wouldn't want anything to come into my life that would make me fragile again Tracey Emin mum fragile want For me, being an artist with a high profile is a good thing for art. Tracey Emin profile good-things art It's my memory, and what happened between that moment 10 or 15 years ago and now, there's a lot of gray area Tracey Emin moments memories years I've always said if I could own one piece it would be Vermeer's The Love Letter, and if I could put it anywhere it would be in a David Chipperfield building. I'm almost there with the building - Chipperfield is building a new house for me in London. The Vermeer is a long way off. Tracey Emin one-piece house long I know people went to laugh at my bed and to jeer at it. Still, at least they actually went to see it. Tracey Emin laughing people Because of the amount of press attention, people went to see this dirty bed, as if it was a freak show. But when they got there, they saw something else - the bed, stuff on the walls, whatever. For the Tate, it's the highest attendance they ever received for the Turner Prize show. There was a massive queue, and when you got into my bit, you couldn't move. Tracey Emin wall dirty moving Someone else who liked what I did might turn around and say, "She's reworking and rethinking everything. She could just be making blankets now, and be a lot wealthier." I'm actually making it difficult for myself. I wouldn't call it re-branding. If I get bored with my work, then other people will - it's that simple. And I'm not gonna get bored with what I'm doing. I'll struggle and fight and do new things to excite myself - and do it in my own sweet way. Tracey Emin fighting struggle sweet I don't ask for an apology because it's only tomorrow's fish-and-chip paper. Tracey Emin fish-tanks apology sorry The wheel that squeaks gets the oil. Tracey Emin oil wheels If I didn't want to work for a couple of years I wouldn't have to - it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it. Tracey Emin couple feelings years Sometimes i feel lonely, but it's ok Tracey Emin lonely feels sometimes
