"Normality is a paved road: It's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it."

"The great thing is to develop oneself."

"The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting."

"There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way."

"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 cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is drive…"