“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.”
~ Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853-July 29, 1890)
Van Gogh was an avid reader. His favorite authors include Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy, and he kept volumes of poems he admired. Many of the over 900 archived letters he wrote are poetic and autobiographical.
Vase with Cornflowers, Poppies and Daisies by Vincent van Gogh (1887)