Common Quote by Billy Cannon

I don't think it was pain that made [Vincent Van Gogh] great - I think his painting brought him whatever happiness he had.

— David Lynch

People who feel pain, thats common. Someone who uses pain to create, this is an Artist.

— Steeven Shaw

Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one…

— Seth Godin

“Right here people might bring up Vincent van Gogh as an example of a painter who did great work in spite of—or because of—his…

— David Lynch

Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.

— Naomi Watts

For me, artists are the world's pain receptors. That is why they have such a hard time living.

— France Gall

You're the Picasso of pain.

— Pat Benatar

What marks the artist is his power to shape the material of pain we all have.

— Lionel Trilling

“Pain fuels artistry and creativity. Harness your suffering and become a master of your art.”

— Michelle C. Hillstrom

“That's what attracts us to serious paintings, I think: that shortfall, which we might call "personality", or maybe even "pain".”

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“Pain is a crucial part of our reality; it awakens a person from a mental stupor. A person must never be afraid to discover…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

I suppose I do believe that the greatest art consoles a wound that it creates, that art can give you the capacity to endure…

— Christian Wiman