Edvard Munch

"Man's fear of loneliness drives much of his behavior."

"I have lived a life of great heights and great depths."

"The colors I choose are dictated by my emotions, not by nature."

"Love is both the greatest joy and the greatest torment."

"To create is to suffer, but not to create is to suffer more."

"I work because stopping is worse than continuing."

"The past haunts us, shapes us, defines us."

"I have tried to show life as it truly is, not as we wish it to be."

"Change is the only constant in a life worth living."

"My nervous temperament has given me unique insight into human nature."

"Artistic expression is the highest form of human communication."

"I paint the feelings beneath the surface of things."

"Distance does not diminish love; it tests its authenticity."

"Every work of art is a conversation between the artist and the viewer."

"I have learned that solitude can be either a prison or a sanctuary."

"The body expresses what words cannot say."

"True courage is facing yourself without flinching."

"I paint not what I see, but what I remember seeing."

"Happiness is fleeting, which makes it all the more precious."

"To understand art, one must understand the artist's torment."

"I believe that art should provoke, not merely please."

"The evening makes philosophers of us all."

"My work is a record of my emotional journey through life."

"Despair and hope are not opposites but companions."

"I cannot paint without understanding my own darkness."

"Nature shows us both beauty and terror in equal measure."

"The hand that creates must be guided by the heart."

"I have dedicated my life to expressing the inexpressible."

"Relationships teach us more about ourselves than solitude ever could."

"My art is my therapy and my confession."