The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so often causes a painting to deviate from its true path - the concrete study of nature - to lose itself all too long in intangible speculations.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

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

Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!

It's not just about looking and copying, it's about feeling too

An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.

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