If one were to say but few words, though ones with meaning, one would do better than to say many that were only empty sounds, and just as easy to utter as they were of little use.

Someday death will take us to another star.

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.

As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

I am working with the enthusiasm of a man from Marseilles eating bouillabaisse, which shouldn't come as a surprise to you because I am busy painting huge sunflowers.

A woman is not old as long as she loves and is loved

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