"These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession for me. It is beyond my strength as an old man, and yet I want to render what I feel."

"Impression – I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it … and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic …"

"I'm absolutely furious. I want to break something."

"I'm so tired of these endless struggles. I just want some peace."

"I'm completely worn out. I can't go on like this."