„My afflictions belong to me and my art – they have become one with me. Without illness and anxiety, I would have been a rudderless ship… My art is really a voluntary confession and an attempt to explain to myself my relationship with life – it is, therefore, actually a sort of egoism, but I am constantly hoping that through this I can help others achieve clarity.“

— Edvard Munch

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„What is art really? The outcome of dissatisfaction with life, the point of impact for the creative force, the continual movement of life.... in my art I attempt to explain life and its meaning to myself.“
— Edvard Munch
„My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others are?.. my art gives meaning to my life.“
— Edvard Munch
„I am the escaped one,After I was bornThey locked me up inside meBut I left.My soul seeks me,Through hills and valley,I hope my soulNever finds me.“
— Fernando Pessoa