"In the poorest little house, in the filthiest corner, I see paintings or drawings. And my mind turns in that direction as if with an irresistible urge."

"If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning."

"I am a seeker, I am a wanderer, I am a dreamer."

"I've never felt a desire (and I don't believe I ever shall) to bring the public to my work... a certain popularity seems to me the least desirable of things."

"As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed."