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

"My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others are? Why was there a curse on my cradle? Why did I come into the world without a choice?"

"Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life."

"I paint with my blood and my tears."

"Had I been in possession of the as yet undiscovered little remote telephone which one carries around in one's pocket, you would have long ago received communications from me."