“I have never produced anything cold but always to some extent with my blood. I do not want to die…until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. I am in the world to change the world.”

http://www.rogallery.com/Kollwitz/Kollwitz-bio.htm

http://www.spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Kollwitz_self_portraits.html

http://mhsartgallerymac.wikispaces.com/Kathe+Kollwitz