I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it.

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Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

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I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

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Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.

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Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.

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I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

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In spite of everything, I shall rise again

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It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill - it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I'll always remain half crazy.

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The large majority of people are asleep and do not wish to wake up.

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