Vincent van Gogh quote: I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as ...

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I, which is my life, the power to create.

~ Vincent van Gogh ~

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