Thoughts for Today
"What am I in the eyes of most people —a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person —somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right,then —even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart. That is my ambition,based less on resentment than on love in spite of everything, based more on a feeling of serenity than on passion. Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness,pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages,in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum." Vincent Van Gogh |
Comments
I wonder who took the time to record all his quotes - and how fascinating that they survived all these years.
Wouldn't it be brilliant if your journals did the same. I doubt that mine would - they would end up in the bin when the family has a clear out after I am gone!