Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh].

How can a young person learn whether he chose the correct way? He thinks he has a special idea, and then he discovers that he is completely inappropr….

We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art..

Reading has always been the largest and most irreplaceable pleasure for Vincent; reading about other people's successes and failures, joys and suffer….

... a canvas that I have covered is worth more than a blank canvas. My pretensions go no further; that is my right to paint, my reason for painting..

Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him..

The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before..

There's no love without pain..

There is no thrill of mortal danger to surpass that of a lone man trying to create something that never existed before..

I spend several years trying to get inside the brain and heart of my subjects, listening to the interior monologues in their letters, and when I have….

How difficult it is to be simple..

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life..

Normal people do not create art..

Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a smal….

I cannot draw a human figure if I don't know the order of his bones, muscles or tendons. Same is that I cannot draw a human face if I don't know what….

Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things ….

The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day..

Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry..

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink..

It's so easy to love. The only hard thing is to be loved. [Vincent Van Gogh].

Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge..