As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see.

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.

I wanted to make people think of a totally different way of living from that which we, educated people, live. I would absolutely not want anyone to find it beautiful or good without a thought.

I feel a certain calm. There is safety in the midst of danger. What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

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

If one has such an encounter it is to be expected it will bring him into conflict, especially conflict with himself, because one sometimes literally does not know what to do or what not to do. But is this struggle and even the mistakes one may make, not better, and do they not develop us more than if we keep systematically away from emotions?

No, no thought to the winnings. One loves because one loves.