"I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart."

"And the painter of the future will be a colorist such as has not yet been seen."

"I feel a need for, shall I say the word - for religion - so I go outside at night to paint the stars."

"My great longing is to learn to make those very incorrectnesses, those deviations, remodellings, changes of reality, so that they may become, yes, untruth if you like - but more true than the literal …"

"I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."