"I'm absolutely exhausted. I need a break."

"For a month I have been unable to paint because I lack the colours. That's not important. Right now it's my wife's life in jeopardy that terrifies me. It is unbearable to see her suffer."

"I get madder and madder on giving back what I feel."

"I am tied to this garden and I will paint in it for the rest of my life."

"Colors pursue me like a constant worry. They even worry me in my sleep."