Vincent van Gogh

I try to understand the real reason for the things that happen to us.

I have loved you too much, and I have suffered too much.

I want to paint the way a bird sings.

The only thing that counts is the work.

I want to paint men and women with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize, and which we seek to convey by the actual radiance and vibration of our colorings.

I wish you were here, I wish we could talk about art and life.

I feel that I am not good for anything but painting.

I want to paint the air as well as the objects in it.

I am always hoping to find something new, something that I have not seen before.

I have loved you too much, and it has cost me too much.

I have tried to express the terrible passions of humanity by means of red and green.

I feel that I have a mission, and that I must fulfill it.

I want to paint the portrait of a dog, with the soul of a human.

I want to paint the world as I see it, not as it is.

I am not afraid of the future, I am only afraid of not being able to paint.

I want to paint the portrait of a postman, with the soul of a philosopher.

I have a feeling that I am going to be a great painter.

I want to paint the portrait of a peasant, with the soul of a saint.

I want to paint the portrait of a prostitute, with the soul of an angel.

I want to paint the portrait of a child, with the soul of an old man.