One of the hardest things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it.
Vincent Van GoghThe fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Vincent Van GoghIn general, and most especially with artists, I pay as much attention to the man who does the work, as to the work itself.
Vincent Van GoghLove is eternal -- the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real function. And love makes one calmer about many things, and that way, one is more fit for one's work.
Vincent Van Gogh