"For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep sense of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art."

"I wanted to show that behind the outer facade of human beings, there is a whole world of emotions and thoughts."

"I burned with wine and memory of the dark eyes—I was intense and talked to Fru L of love and pleasure."

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

"My art is a diary of my life."