"Painting for me is merely a means of forgetting life. It is a cry in the night. A sob broken off. A strangled laugh."
— Georges Rouault

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in Toulouse Lautrec (1960) by by Henri Perruchot, translated by Humphrey Hare; The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, p. 51 (PDF format)