"I don't follow any system. All the laws you can lay down are only so many props to be cast aside when the hour of creation arrives."

"What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart."

"When I feel a little confused, the only thing to do is to turn back to the study of nature before launching once again into the subjects closest to heart."

"My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly."