1. "I Am My Own Muse, I Am The Subject I Know Best. The Subject I Want To Know Better."

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1. "I Am My Own Muse, I Am The Subject I Know Best. The Subject I Want To Know Better."

If you’re a fan of Frida Kahlo, you’re likely familiar with her tumultuous relationship with her husband, fellow artist Diego Rivera. Despite their ups and downs, Kahlo had some profound things to say about love, life, and art. Here are 99 of her most memorable quotes:

2. “Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?”

3. “I paint flowers so they will not die.”

4. “I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.”

6. “I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.”

7. “I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”

8. “I love you more than my own skin.”

10. “Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”

11. “Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”

12. “I am not sick. I am a wounded warrior.”

14. “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”

15. “I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.”

16. “I never thought of painting until I was ill. I was bedridden for over a year and became terribly bored, so I decided to do something.”

18. “I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”

19. “Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?”

20. “I paint flowers so they will not die.”

22. “I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”

23. “I love you more than my own skin.”

24. “My painting carries with it the message of pain.”

26. “Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”

27. “I am not sick. I am a wounded warrior.”

28. “I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.”

30. “I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.”

31. “I never thought of painting until I was ill. I was bedridden for over a year and became terribly bored, so I decided to do something.”

32. “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

34. “I paint flowers so they will not die.”

35. “I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.”

36. “I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”

38. “My painting carries with it the message of pain.”

39. “Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”

40. “Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”

42. “I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.”

43. “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”

44. “I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.”

46. “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

47. “I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”

48. “Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?”

50. “I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.”

51. “I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”

52. “I love you more than my own skin.”

54. “Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”

55. “Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”

56. “I am not sick. I am a wounded warrior.”

58. “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”

59. “I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.”

60. “I never thought of painting until I was ill. I was bedridden for over a year and became terribly bored, so I decided to do something.”

62. “I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”

63. “Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?”

64. “I paint flowers so they will not die.”

66. “I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim.”

67. “I love you more than my own skin.”

68. “My painting carries with it the message of pain.”

70. “Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”

71. “I am not sick. I am a wounded warrior.”

72. “I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.”

74. “I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.”

75. “I never thought of painting until I was ill. I was bedridden for over a year and became terribly bored, so I decided to do something.”

76. “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

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