Claude Monet — "I'm so tired of these struggles. I wish I could just give up."

"You do not mention the red poppies, which are the important ones as I already have irises, chrysanthemums, peonies and morning glories."

"I am working very hard, struggling with a series of different effects, but at this time of year the sun sets so fast that I cannot keep up with it."

"I'm absolutely disgusted with everything. I hate the world."

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly."

"Étretat is becoming more and more amazing...it's superb and I rage at my inability to express it all better. You'd need to use both hands and cover hundreds of canvases."