"I am going to send you some more canvases, but I don't know what to do with them. They are all different and I don't know which one to choose."

"I often think I am very stupid, but when I look at what others are doing, I think I am a genius."

"I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics."

"I'm completely overwhelmed. I'm going to collapse."

"Impression – I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it … and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic …"