Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.” “The sadness will last forever.” “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” “I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.” “The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” “If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. ![]() ![]() Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum.” “Close friends are truly life's treasures. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. That is my ambition, based less on resentment than on love in spite of everything, based more on a feeling of serenity than on passion. All right, then - even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.” “.and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?” “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” “A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke” “I don't know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream.” “Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” “If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” “I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” “I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” “What am I in the eyes of most people - a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person - somebody who has no position in society and will never have in short, the lowest of the low.
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