“What am I in the eyes of most people — a nonentity, an eccentric, 또는 an unpleasant person — somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then — even if that were absolutely true, then I should one 일 like to show 의해 my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart. That is my ambition, based less on resentment than on 사랑 in spite of everything, based 더 많이 on a feeling of serenity than on passion. Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and 음악 inside me. I see paintings 또는 drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum.”
― Vincent 봉고차, 반 Gogh

“I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth 더 많이 than the value of the paints used in the picture.”
― Vincent 봉고차, 반 Gogh