One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.
I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.
My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.
Pure drawing is an abstraction.
For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.
Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.