I hope the leaving is joyful; and I hope never to return.

About Frida Kahlo

Portrait of Frida Kahlo

Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style...

More quotations from Frida Kahlo

Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?

I think that little by little I'll be able to solve my problems and survive.

I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.

reality art painting

Painting completed my life.

life art painting

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

More quotations tagged with “death”

Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

It's no accident that the church and the graveyard stand side by side. The city of the dead sleeps encircled by the city of the living.

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

I am going to concentrate on what's important in life. I'm going to strive everyday to be a kind and generous and loving person. I'm going to keep death right here, so that anytime I even think about getting angry at you or anybody else, I'll see death and I'll remember.

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

Death is the enemy. I spent 10 years of my life singlemindedly studying, practicing, fighting hand to hand in close quarters to defeat the enemy, to send him back bloodied and humble and I am not going to roll over and surrender.

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

A man should not leave this earth with unfinished business. He should live each day as if it was a pre-flight check. He should ask each morning, am I prepared to lift-off?

—Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

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