"I was flattered by your two letters, as I have the deepest admiration for Japanese art and a great liking for the Japanese people […]. It is with the greatest pleasure that I received your pretty prin…"

"It took me a while to understand my water lilies… I grew them without thinking about painting them… A landscape does not pervade your senses in one day… Then suddenly I had a revelation and clearly sa…"

"The more I live, the more I regret how little I know."

"I'm not performing miracles, I'm using up and wasting a lot of paint…"

"You do not mention the red poppies, which are the important ones as I already have irises, chrysanthemums, peonies and morning glories."