"I inherited two of mankind's most frightful enemies - the heritage of consumption and insanity."

"I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell."

"I do not believe in the art which is not the compulsive result of man's urge to open his heart."

"I paint moments, not things."

"To die is as if one's eyes had been put out and one cannot see anything any more. Perhaps it is like being shut in a cellar. One is abandoned by all. They have slammed the door and are gone. One does …"