No, no thought to the winnings. One loves because one loves.

And when I read, and really I do not read so much, only a few authors, - a few men that I discovered by accident - I do this because they look at things in a broader, milder and more affectionate way than I do, and because they know life better, so that I can learn from them.

If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

One can never study nature too much and too hard

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

I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing.

I began to paint again, even though I could barely hold the brush, but knowing exactly what I wanted to paint, I began three more large canvases... of large wheat fields under cloudy skies, and it did not take a great deal to express sadness and loneliness... I believe these paintings say what words cannot.