"Ich komme immer mehr zu der Überzeugung, dass man den lieben Gott nicht nach unserer Welt beurteilen darf, denn das ist eine Studie, die ihm misslungen ist. [...] unsere Welt ist offenbar in Eile hingesudelt in einer jener schlechten Stunden, wo der Schaffende nicht mehr wusste, was er machte, oder den Kopf verloren hatte. [...] Nur Meister können sich derart täuschen, das ist vielleicht der beste Trost, denn man darf ja hoffen zu sehen, wie er mit derselben schöpferischen Hand die Scharte auswetzt."
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Brief an Theo van Gogh. Arles 26. Mai 1888. Sämtliche Briefe. Henschel-Verlag Berlin 1965. Deutsch von Eva Schumann. Band 4 (von 6) S. 44 f. Hier nach: Renate Siefert, 2012,
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