“I want to do drawings which touch some people... In either figure or landscape I wish to express, not sentimental melancholy, but serious sorrow.” PeopleWantWishSadnessFiguresSeriousSorrowDrawingLandscapeMelancholySentimental Book:Van Gogh's Source: Van Gogh's
“Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart” MenHeartUnderstandingAnimalGriefSadnessSeriousHabitReflectionMiseryGrieving Book:John Adams: Writings from the New Nation, 1784-1826 Source: John Adams: Writings from the New Nation, 1784-1826