It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the evil of each day increases as far as worldly things go, if it is not strengthened and comforted by faith. And in Christ all worldly things may become better, and, as it were, sanctified.

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse…

It may be true that there is no God here, but there must be one not far off, and at such a moment one feels His presence; which comes to the same as saying (an…

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to. . . . The feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more imp…

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the evil of each day increases as far …

I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road.

'If I were to say 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.'