"I'm completely worn out. I need a long vacation."

"The motif is secondary; what I want to capture is what there is between the motif and myself."

"I am a man who can only paint, and I have never been able to do anything else."

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly."

"I was flattered by your two letters, as I have the deepest admiration for Japanese art and a great liking for the Japanese people […]. It is with the greatest pleasure that I received your pretty prin…"