Against the background of general freakishness the case of my particular freakishness was lost..

Man is profoundly dependent on the reflection of himself in another man's soul, be it even the soul of an idiot..

I became bold because I had absolutely nothing to lose: neither honors, nor earnings, nor friends. I had to find myself anew and rely only on myself,….

If he [the Artist] were to take up the pen it would be...to better express his individuality and explain it to others; or else to put his internal af….