"I am more and more convinced that one must not judge God by this world."

"I want to give the poor a voice through my art."

"I'm not making a point of it, because the painting is one of the ugliest I've done. It's the equivalent, though different, of the potato eaters. I've tried to express the terrible human passions with …"

"Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."

"For the great doesn't happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought together."