"I don't think I'm made for any earthly kind of pleasure."

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

"Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It's enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it."

"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."

"I'm sick of this weather. It's always raining or cloudy."