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Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.

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I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

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As a painter I shall never signify anything of importance. I feel it absolutely.

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Let me stop there, but my God, how beautiful Shakespeare is, who else is as mysterious as he is; his language and method are like a brush trembling wi...more

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There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

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What I am in the eyes of most people - a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person - somebody who has no position in society and will never hav...more

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Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

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Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cotta...more

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

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I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.

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I hope to depart in no other way than looking back with love and wistfulness and thinking, oh paintings that I would have made..

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One of the most difficult things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it.

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Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter i...more

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I dream my painting and then I paint my dream.

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One must work and dare if one really wants to live.