contrary to popular belief, vincent van gogh actually cut his ear off so he could not hear the haters
“I am eternally, devastatingly romantic, and I thought people would see it because ‘romantic’ doesn’t mean ‘sugary.’ It’s dark and tormented — the furor of passion, the despair of an idealism that you can’t attain.”
— Catherine Breillat
(Source: nysun.com, via alightthatnevergoesout)