Camille Claudel

I have fallen into a chasm. I live in a world so curious, so strange. The world of the mad.

My life is a continuous struggle against the impossible.

I am a woman, I am an artist, and I am alone.

Sculpture is a terrible art. It devours you.

I have done what I could. I have suffered what I could. I have loved what I could.

My art is my life, and my life is my art.

One must suffer to create.

I am not mad, I am an artist.

The only thing that matters is the work.

I have given everything to my art, and it has given me nothing but suffering.

To be a woman and an artist is a double burden.

My greatest desire is to be understood.

I want to show the human soul, not just the body.

My work is my confession.

I am a prisoner of my own genius.

The world is against me.

I have no one but myself.

Art is a cruel mistress.

I will never give up.

My hands are my destiny.