No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him.
An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
Drawing is the poet's written line, set down to see if there be a story worth telling, a truth worth revealing.
Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge.
One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.
I knew that I had to find out more about van Gogh. Even though I was far too young, and felt I did not have sufficient technique to write a book about Vincent van Gogh, I knew I had to try. If I didn't I would never write anything else.