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

"It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare."

"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 never had one [a studio] and personally I don't understand why would want to shut themselves up in some room. Maybe for drawing, sure, but not for painting."

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