The flat sound of my wooden clogs on the cobblestones, deep, hollow and powerful, is the note I seek in my painting.

But I owe something to Vincent, and that is, in the consciousness of having been useful to him, the confirmation of my own original ideas about painting. And also, at difficult moments, the remembrance that one finds others unhappier than oneself.

Life is merely a fraction of a second. An infinitely small amount of time to fulfill our desires, our dreams, our passions.

When the physical organism breaks up, the soul survives. It then takes on another body.

Art is either revolution or plagiarism

I am a great artist and I know it. It's because of what I am that I have endured so much suffering, so as to pursue my vocation, otherwise I would consider myself a rogue - which is what many people think I am, for that matter.

A great sentiment can be rendered immediately. Dream on it and look for the simplest form in which you can express it.