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

"I'm having a very bad day. I wish I could just stay in bed."

"I'm in a foul mood, furious at myself. It's going very badly, I'm not pleased with anything I do, and I destroy as fast as I paint."

"I'm absolutely fed up with painting. I'm going to give it all up."

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love."