"Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."

"I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly'."

"I am a tool in the hands of nature."

"I feel a need for, shall I say the word - for religion - so I go outside at night to paint the stars."

"I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed."