“Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge.”

“Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.”

“It's so easy to love. The only hard thing is to be loved.[Vincent Van Gogh]”

“Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.”

“We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.”

“Art should be linked to abstract things - color, line, tone. It is not an instrument to improve social conditions and chase ugliness. Painting is like music and it has to separate from everyday reality.”

“A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.”