Well, I dare not allow myself any illusions, and I am afraid it may never happen that Father and Mother will really appreciate my art. It is not their fault; we do not see the same things with the same eyes, or have the same thoughts raised in us by them. They will never be able to understand what painting is.

There is nothing more beautiful than nature early in the morning.

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

In an artist's life, death is perhaps not the most difficult thing.

The worse I get along with people the more I learn to have faith in Nature and concentrate on her.

I'll start with small things.

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