It Is Absurd To Look For Perfection.

I Began To Understand My Sensations, To Know What I Wanted, At Around The Age Of Forty - But Only Vaguely.

When You Do A Thing With Your Whole Soul And Everything That Is Noble Within You, You Always Find Your Counterpart.

It Does Not Astonish Me That The Critics In London Relegate Me To The Lowest Rank. Alas! I Fear That They Are Only Too Justified!

The Subject Should Be Observed More For Shape And Color Than For Drawing... Precise Drawing Is Dry And Hampers The Impression Of The Whole, It Destroys All Sensations.

We Are All The Subjects Of Impressions, And Some Of Use Seek To Convey The Impressions To Others. In The Art Of Communicating Impressions Lies The Power Of Generalizing Without Losing That Logical Connection Of Parts To The Whole Which Satisfies The Mind.