The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

If one wants to be active, one must not be afraid of going wrong, one must not be afraid of making mistakes now and then. Many people think that they will become good just by doing no harm -- but that's a lie.... That way lies stagnation, mediocrity.

If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

Ideas for work are coming to me in abundance...I'm going like a painting-locomotive.

Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me.

There certainly is an affinity between a person and his work, but it is not easy to define what this affinity is, and on that question many judge quite wrongly.

I am risking my life for my work, and half my reason has gone.