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They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.

Frida Kahlo

I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself.
FRIDA KAHLO

Expression Frank Myself Painting
There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.
FRIDA KAHLO

Accident Life Worst
People in general are scared to death of the war and all the exhibition have been a failure, because the rich – don’t want to buy anything.
FRIDA KAHLO

Buy Death Exhibition Failure General People Rich Scare War
Everyone’s opinions about things change over time. Nothing is constant. Everything changes. And to hold onto some dogged idea forever is a little rigid and maybe naive.
FRIDA KAHLO

Change Constant Rigid Time
I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.
FRIDA KAHLO

Bastard Decent Feeling Learning Overwhelmed Sorrow Swim Try
Painting completed my life. I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfilled my horrible life. My painting took the place of all of this. I think work is the best.
FRIDA KAHLO

Children Horrible Life Painting Sorrow Story
I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.
FRIDA KAHLO

Agreement Father Mother Teaching
I find that Americans completely lack sensibility and good taste. They are boring, and they all have faces like unbaked rolls.
FRIDA KAHLO

Bore Country Face Lack Taste
Of the opposite sex, I have the moustache and, in general, the face.
FRIDA KAHLO

Face General Moustache Opposite Sex
Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.
FRIDA KAHLO

Abandonment Laugh Laughter Oneself Ridiculous Strength Tragedy Worth
My toys were those of a boy: skates, bicycles.
FRIDA KAHLO

Bicycle Toy
Pain, pleasure and death are no more than a process for existence. The revolutionary struggle in this process is a doorway open to intelligence.
FRIDA KAHLO

Death Existence Intelligence Open Pain Pleasure Process Revolution Struggle
I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.
FRIDA KAHLO

Believe Problem Process Survival Thinking
To paint is the most terrific thing that there is, but to do it well is very difficult.
FRIDA KAHLO

Difficult Paint Terrific
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.
FRIDA KAHLO

Dreams Nightmare Paint Reality
They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.
FRIDA KAHLO

Paint Reality

They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.

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