Soul is as necessary in a painting as body.
Art ... is as much a source of happiness for the beginner as for the master. One forgets everything in one's work.
When I die my death will be caused by indignation at the stupidity of human nature.
Nothing is ever so good or so bad in reality as it is in the anticipation.
To say that my grief will be eternal would be ridiculous - nothing is eternal.
Art just consists in making us swallow the commonplaces by charming us eternally.