"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."
Truth
"There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."
Art
"I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it."
Education
"Sunflowers uplift me."
Nature
"The way to know life is to love many things."
Wisdom
"I stand in awe of my body."
Health
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere."
Nature
"One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever comes to sit by it."
Solitude
"Life is itself too short to waste on speed."
Time
"Conscience is a man's compass."
Faith
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."
Dreams
"I paint with my whole being thrown into it."
Work
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places."
Strength
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul."
Creativity
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
Perseverance
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Courage
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Hope
"I see sketches and pictures in the poorest of hovels and the dirtiest of corners."
Imagination
"Don't think all your assets must be created by you yourself. You can also become a vehicle for blessings meant for others."
Kindness
"You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with."
Solitude
"My mistakes and my deficiencies are as much a part of the sum total of my life as my few achievements."
Truth
"Understanding comes through communication."
Knowledge
"Things will work out if you just continue pushing forward with determination."
Motivation
"A painter must think in terms of colors."
Art
"Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague."
Wisdom
"It was love at first sight the moment I understood what art could be."
Love
"The sadness will last forever, but the heart will persevere."
Perseverance
"Let me go mad, if I must, from the total sanity of everyone else."
"I wept like a small child, and I still weep now, but differently."
"The future is mine if I can hold onto it."
Hope