You come to nature with all her theories, and she knocks them all flat.

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.

There are two indices of genuine art: it is inimitable and it is ineffable.

Nothing costs so little, goes so far, and accomplishes so much as a single act of merciful service.

I've never let one day go by without painting, or at least without drawing.

Go and see what others have produced, but never copy anything except nature. You would be trying to enter into a temperament that is not yours and nothing that you would do would have any character.