We take death to reach a star

Yellow is capable of charming God.

We have very beautiful bad weather here at present - rain, wind, thunder - but with splendid effects; that's why I like it.

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

God sends us pieces of art so that we may see ourselves in them

Both she and I have grief enough and trouble enough, but as for regrets – neither of us have any.

The cure for him would be to take a good long look at some potato plants, which have lately had such a deep and distinctive colour and tone, instead of driving himself mad looking at pieces of yellow satin and gold leather.