“To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.” SufferingCausesViolencePassionateReservedSecretive Author:Gwen John
“I cannot imagine why my vision will have some value in the world..and yet I know it will..I think I will count because I am patient and recueilli (contemplative) in some degree.” ThinkingKnowsWorldValuesVisionImagineDegreesPatientContemplative Book:Gwen John Source: Gwen John
“I am going to do some drawings or paintings...in the mirror of my wardrobe..with myself as a figure doing something.” FiguresPaintingMirrorsDrawingWardrobe Author:Gwen John
“In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend to know anybody well. People are like shadows to me and I am like a shadow.” PeopleKnowsWellsTalkingShadowShyShynessTimidityVery MeanWoman Artist Book:Live: art and performance Source: Live: art and performance