Vincent van Gogh — "If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even…"

"He understands, that goes without saying, that he has had a bout of insanity and this thought grieves and revolts him at the same time."

"I was seeking 'the colour of a good dusty potato, unpeeled of course'."

"When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion, then I go out and paint the stars."

"Take our sister Wil, she has neither drunk nor led a wild life, and yet we know a photograph of her in which she has the look of a madwoman."

"In the poorest little house, in the filthiest corner, I see paintings or drawings. And my mind turns in that direction as if with an irresistible urge."