“How happy I would be if I could give figurative expression to the unconscious feeling that often murmurs so softly and sweetly within me.” IfsGivingFeelingsWould BeExpressionIf I CouldUnconscious Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker
“I believe that one should not think too much about nature when painting, at least not during the painting's conception. The colour sketch should be made exactly as one has perceived things in nature. But personal feeling is the main thing.” ThinkingShouldBelieveMadeFeelingsI BelieveToo MuchPaintingColourConceptionPersonal Feelings Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker
“It is my experience that marriage does not make one happier. It destroys the illusion that has been the essence of one's previous existence, that there existed something like a soul-mate. The feeling of not being understood is heightened in marriage by the fact that one's entire life beforehand had the aim of finding a being who would understand one. But isn't it better to exist without such an illusion and look this great lonely truth straight in the eye?” LooksDoeHas BeensSoulFactsFeelingsEyeExistenceFindingsIllusionUnderstoodLonelyEssenceAimMatesSoul Mate Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker
