Edvard Munch

"The universe is indifferent to our suffering"

"I seek to paint the music of the soul"

"We are born alone and we die alone"

"Art transcends time and space"

"The human heart is both the greatest blessing and curse"

"I create to transform my pain into something beautiful"

"I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."

"Nature is not only all that is worth knowing. It is all that exists."

"Art comes from joy and pain - but mostly from pain."

"A scream echoes through the life of every man. I have tried to paint this scream."

"I believe the day may come when science will prove that mind affects matter."

"The further I go in life, the more I realize I know myself poorly."

"Jealousy is a sickness. Love is a noble thing."

"I have nothing to hide. My art is autobiographical."

"The sun sets, and with it my thoughts become darker and more introspective."

"We are all afraid of dying, but that is not what truly frightens me."

"In my art, I seek to understand the human condition in all its complexity."

"Memory is deceptive, yet it is all we have of our past."

"I do not paint what I see, but what I feel."

"Life is a stream of consciousness, often chaotic and always moving."

"Beauty and ugliness are often two sides of the same coin."

"The struggle of life has made me what I am."

"I am interested in the inner life, not the external form."

"Death reminds us that we are alive."

"One cannot achieve anything meaningful without sacrifice."

"My illness has been a teacher to me throughout my life."

"Passion is the fire that drives all great endeavors."

"I paint to understand myself, not to be understood by others."

"The world is full of suffering, but also of overcoming it."

"Friendship requires honesty, even when it is difficult."