Many painters are afraid of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the truly passionate painter who dares-and who has once broken the spell of 'you can't.'

What is drawing? It is working oneself through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do.

There are colors which cause each other to shine brilliantly, which form a couple which complete each other like man and woman.

The large majority of people are asleep and do not wish to wake up.

Painting demands an intelligent model.

But for one's health as you say, it is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing.

So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.