I Perhaps Owe Having Become A Painter

No, I'm Not A Great Painter. Neither Am I A Great Poet.

I've Said It Before And Can Only Repeat That I Owe Everything To Boudin And I Attribute My Success To Him. I Came To Be Fascinated By His Studies, The Products Of What I Call Instantaneity.

By The Single Example Of This Painter Devoted To His Art With Such Independence, My Destiny As A Painter Opened Out To Me.

Nothing In The Whole World Is Of Interest To Me But My Painting And My Flowers.

I Don’t Think I’m Made For Any Earthly Kind Of Pleasure.