Frida Kahlo, the iconic Mexican artist, is remembered not only for her extraordinary artwork but also for her profound, poetic, and heartfelt words. Here is a collection of her most famous quotes, which reflect her passion, resilience, and introspective nature:
Frida Kahlo Quotes About Love and Passion
“Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.”
“I love you more than my own skin.”
“There is nothing more precious than laughter.”
“I want to be inside your darkest everything.”
“I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.”
“I paint flowers so they will not die.”
“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.”
Frida Kahlo Quotes About Pain and Resilience
“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”
“Pain, pleasure, and death are no more than a process for existence. The revolutionary struggle in this process is a doorway open to intelligence.”
“Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”
“I think that little by little, I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”
“I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.”
Frida Kahlo Quotes About Art and Expression
“They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.”
“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”
“I don’t paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.”
“I never knew I was a Surrealist until André Breton came to Mexico and told me I was.”
“I wish I could do whatever I liked behind the curtain of ‘madness.’”
Frida Kahlo Quotes About Life and Identity
“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.”
“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.”
“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.”
“I hope the exit is joyful. And I hope never to return.” (Frida’s last written words in her diary.)
“You deserve a lover who makes you feel safe.”
Frida Kahlo Empowering and Poetic Quotes
“You didn’t understand what I am. I am love. I am pleasure. I am essence. I am an idiot. I am an alcoholic. I am tenacious. I am; simply I am.”
“Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”
“Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light.”
“Don’t build a wall around your own suffering—it may devour you from the inside.”
Frida Kahlo Quotes on Relationships
“You deserve a lover who takes away the lies and brings you hope, coffee, and poetry.”
“Only one mountain can know the core of another mountain.”
“There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.” (Referring to her tumultuous relationship with Diego Rivera.)
Frida Kahlo Quotes on Feminism and Identity
“I am not afraid of my truth anymore, and I will not omit pieces of myself to make you more comfortable.”
“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone.”
“I hope the leaving is joyful; and I hope never to return.”
Frida Kahlo’s words, like her art, are deeply personal yet universally resonant. They remind us of the power of resilience, the beauty in self-expression, and the importance of embracing our unique journeys.
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