The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.

If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain.

The landscape thinks itself in me and I am its consciousness.

All my life I have worked to be able to earn my living, but I thought that one could do good painting without attracting attention to one's private life. Certainly, an artist wishes to raise himself intellectually as much as possible, but the man must remain obscure. The pleasure must be found in the work.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

It is not about painting life, it is about making painting alive.

I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others.