Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.

An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.

Even this artistic life, which we know is not real life, appears to me to be so alive and so vital that it would be a form ingratitude not to be content with it.

The great artist is the simplifier.

If you end up falling in love with someone, it's because of them. If you end up hating someone, it's because of you.

If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

Here everything is so wholly what I consider beautiful. In other words, there is peace here.