"The human heart is a dark and mysterious place."

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

"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 …"

"My art is a prayer."

"The disease of my soul is incurable."