I believe more and more that God must not be judged on this earth. It is one of His sketches that has turned out badly.
The worse I get along with people the more I learn to have faith in Nature and concentrate on her.
Drawing is the root of everything.
Whatever plan one makes, there is a hidden difficulty somewhere.
To paint nature you must be in it a long time.
For the great doesn't happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought together.