What is to be done about these literary people, who will never understand that painting is a craft and that the material side comes first? The ideas come afterwards, when the picture is finished.

There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential.

"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."

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

There isn't a single person or landscape or subject which doesn't possess some interest, although it may not be immediately apparent. When a painter discovers this hidden treasure, other people are immediately struck by its beauty.

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible