"When I painted, I was a master. I felt that I dominated him, who dominated me."

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

"Man is nothing but a beast, a highly developed animal."

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

"My afflictions belong to me and my art - they have become one with me. Without illness and anxiety, I would have been a rudderless ship."