"I'm absolutely furious. Everything is going wrong."

"I'm still unable to work. I'm afraid I'll never be able to paint again."

"I'm so fed up with these water lilies. I can't stand them anymore."

"I want to paint the air in which the bridge, house or boat exists. The beauty of the air where they are. Yet it is nothing short of impossible."

"I'm struggling, I'm fighting, I'm working like a madman, but I'm not getting anywhere."