It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.

Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.

Without the fog, London would not be a beautiful city. It is fog that gives it its magnificent amplitude...its regular and massive blocks become grandiose in that mysterious mantle.

All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.

One day I am satisfied, the next day I find it all bad; still I hope that some day I will find some of them good.

For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.

The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.