---
title: "1 Life And Fear Quotes By Frida Kahlo"
description: "1 Life And Fear quotes by Frida Kahlo. Plus more from Frida Kahlo and more Life And Fear sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/frida-kahlo-7157_death_what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-an_2400785.jpg"
---

> [“What I wanted to express very clearly and intensely was that the reason these people had to invent or imagine heroes and gods is pure fear. Fear of life and fear of death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-and-intensely-was-that-the/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/frida-kahlo-7157_death_what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-an_2400785.jpg)

## More by Frida Kahlo

> [Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/nothing-is-absolute-everything-changes-everything-moves-everything/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [“Que todo termina en un instante Planatera doloroso”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/que-todo-termina-en-un-instante-planatera-doloroso/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/tragedy-is-the-most-ridiculous-thing/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [Surrealism is the magical surprise of finding a lion in a wardrobe, where you were 'sure' of finding shirts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/surrealism-is-the-magical-surprise-of-finding-a-lion-in-a-wardrobe/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [To trap one's self-suffering is to risk being devoured from the inside.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/to-trap-one-s-self-suffering-is-to-risk-being-devoured-from-the-inside/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [I love you more than my own skin and even though you don’t love me the same way, you love me anyways, don’t you?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/i-love-you-more-than-my-own-skin-and-even-though-you-don-t-love-me/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/nothing-is-worth-more-than-laughter-it-is-strength-to-laugh-and-to/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [People in general are scared to death of the war and all the exhibition have been a failure, because the rich - don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/people-in-general-are-scared-to-death-of-the-war-and-all-the/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/i-tried-to-drown-my-sorrows-but-the-bastards-learned-how-to-swim-and/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [“I have not forgotten you — the nights are long and difficult. You too know that all my eyes see, all touch with myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/i-have-not-forgotten-you-the-nights-are-long-and-difficult-you-too/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [Mankind owns its destiny, and its destiny is the earth. We are destroying it until we have no destiny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/mankind-owns-its-destiny-and-its-destiny-is-the-earth-we-are/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are a bourbon biscuit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/take-a-lover-who-looks-at-you-like-maybe-you-are-a-bourbon-biscuit/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [I paint flowers so they will not die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/i-paint-flowers-so-they-will-not-die/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/feet-what-do-i-need-you-for-when-i-have-wings-to-fly/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

> [I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/i-leave-you-my-portrait-so-that-you-will-have-my-presence-all-the/)

[Frida Kahlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frida-kahlo/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Life And Fear Quotes By Frida Kahlo",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“What I wanted to express very clearly and intensely was that the reason these people had to invent or imagine heroes and gods is pure fear. Fear of life and fear of death.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Frida Kahlo"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frida-kahlo/what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-and-intensely-was-that-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/frida-kahlo-7157_death_what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-an_2400785.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/frida-kahlo-7157_death_what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-an_2400785.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/frida-kahlo-7157_death_what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-an_2400785.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“What I wanted to express very clearly and intensely was that the reason these people had to invent or…” — Frida Kahlo",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/",
            "name": "Life And Fear Quotes by Frida Kahlo",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/frida-kahlo-7157_death_what-i-wanted-to-express-very-clearly-an_2400785.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Life And Fear quotes by Frida Kahlo. Plus more from Frida Kahlo and more Life And Fear sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Life And Fear",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Frida Kahlo",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-and-fear/frida-kahlo/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```