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My father was temperamentally nervous and obsessively religious—to the point of psychoneurosis. From him I inherited the seeds of madness. The angels of fear, sorrow, and death stood by my side since the day I was born.
Edvard Munch
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Edvard Munch
Age: 80 †
Born: 1863
Born: January 1
Died: 1944
Died: January 1
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Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.
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It is better to have a good painting with ten holes than ten bad paintings without any holes.
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