"Just as Leonardo da Vinci studied human anatomy and dissected corpses, so I try to dissect souls."

"I have sought to express my inner self in my art."

"What is art? It is the cry of humanity."

"My fear of life is necessary to me, as is my illness. They are indistinguishable from me, and their destruction would destroy my art."

"The angels of fear, sorrow, and death stood by my side since the day I was born."