Camille Claudel Quotes

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Camille Claudel

Profession : Sculptor

Birth : December 8, 1864

Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine.

Camille Claudel

I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.

Camille Claudel

I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter.

Camille Claudel

You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting.

Camille Claudel

I am not feeling any better because I cannot stay in bed, having constant cause for walking. They say I leave at night by the window of my tower, hanging from a red umbrella with which I set fire to the forest!

Camille Claudel