"I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel."

"For a month I have been unable to paint because I lack the colours. That's not important. Right now it's my wife's life in jeopardy that terrifies me. It is unbearable to see her suffer."

"I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly."

"The motif is insignificant for me; what I want to reproduce is what exists between the motif and me."

"I'm so fed up with painting. I wish I had never started."