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…

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting,...

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting,...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

If you hear a voice within you saying, You are not a painter, then by...

If you hear a voice within you saying, You are not a painter, then by...

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion....

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion....

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars...

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars...

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

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

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should...

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should...

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many...

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many...

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.

Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

The best of it is, God is with us.

The best of it is, God is with us.

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

No sooner met but they looked; No sooner looked but they loved; No sooner loved...

No sooner met but they looked; No sooner looked but they loved; No sooner loved...