"The most important of all is to laugh at yourself."

"My parents were both wonderful people, but they were not happy together. My mother was very religious, and my father was an atheist. It was a very strange combination."

"My greatest wish is to give you a painting that expresses my love for you."

"I tried to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling."

"I love you more than my own skin."