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Quote by Edith M. Thomas

“To Death I yield, but not to Doubt, who slays before!”

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Edith M. Thomas, born on August 12, 1854, was a renowned American poet. Her poetry is known for its profound emotions and unique style, which has had a profound impact on later generations. more

“The Louvre! The Louvre has me in its clutches. Every time I'm there rich blessings rain down upon me. I am coming to understand Titian more and more and learning to love him. And then there is Botticelli's sweet Madonna, with red roses behind her, standing against a blue-green sky. And Fiesole with his poignant little biblical stories, so simply told, often so glorious in their colors.”

Source: Paula Modersohn-Becker, the Letters and Journals

“I love color. It must submit to me. And I love art. I kneel before it, and it must become mine. Everything around me glows with passion. Every day reveals a new red flower, glowing, scarlet red. Everyone around me carries them. Some wear them quietly hidden in their hearts. And they are like poppies just opening, of which one can see only here and there a hint of red petal peeking out from the green bud.”

Heart Art Passion Mines Color Flower Red Green Opening Carrie Submit Here And There Hints Bud Glowing Petals Scarlet Poppies Peeking

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.”

Thinking Should Believe Made Feelings I Believe Too Much Painting Colour Conception Personal Feelings

Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker

“In art one is usually totally alone with oneself.”

Art Oneself

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?”

Looks Doe Has Beens Soul Facts Feelings Eye Existence Findings Illusion Understood Lonely Essence Aim Mates Soul Mate

Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker

“I know I shall not live very long. But why is that so sad? Is a festival more beautiful because it lasts longer? My sensuous perceptions grow sharper, as if I were supposed to take in everything with the few years that will be offered to me ... And now love will still blossom for me before I depart, and if I've painted three good pictures, then I shall leave gladly with flowers in my hand and my hair.”

Ifs Knows Years Long Stills Hands Lasts Beautiful Three Grows Flower Hair Perception Life And Death Festivals So Sad Sensuous

Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker

“I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult.”

Children Stills Play Found Stuff Serious Adults Goofy

Author:Matt Groening

“Lack of money rivets us firmly to the ground, one's wings are clipped.”

Money Poverty Wings

Author:Paula Modersohn-Becker

“I paint; I'm a woman but I don't paint china. The first time I got a canvas I felt free. Art is overreaction to life. I love these early drawings; they show my innocent beginnings in a small town. Life is a sentence -- you live it out. Maybe these portraits jump out at you too much. People like things that conform.”

People Firsts Art Shows Life Is Felt Too Much Art Is First Time Towns Paint China Sentences Drawing Innocent Canvas Portraits Conform Small Town Small Town Life Overreaction

Author:Alice Neel

“In the end, I feel that one has to have a bit of neurosis to go on being an artist. A balanced human seldom produces art. It's that imbalance which impels us. I often think that all I want to do now is to avoid suicide, accidental or otherwise. Other than that, I think living on the edge is what drives my work and me beyond a certain point. The artist lives with anxiety. When you finally reach a plateau of achievement, there comes a new anxiety - the hunger to push on still further. That angst is what makes you go forward.”

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