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

"To be an artist is to live with doubt."

"I see ghosts in the daylight."

"I think I am suited only to paint pictures so I know that I must choose between love—and my work."

"The Scream was painted in a time of great emotional turmoil. I was walking along the road at sunset, and the sky turned blood red. I felt an infinite scream pass through nature."