"It's a trade I learned as a youth… when I was unhappy… Perhaps flowers are the reason why I am an artist."

"The essence of the motif is the mirror of water, whose appearance alters at every moment."

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

"I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel."

"I'm so frustrated. Nothing is working out."