"Every morning upon awakening, I experience a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dalí, and I ask myself, wonderstruck, what prodigious thing will he do today, this Salvador Dalí."
— Salvador Dalí

January 1, 1970

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quote of 1953; as cited in Smithsonian magazine. Variants: Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy of being Salvador Dalí — and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this Salvador Dalí going to accomplish today? Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being Salvador Dalí.