"I tell you that I have nothing more to wish for. They were extremely pleased with my pictures, and expressed great sa…"

"But now? well now, now I have no fear of Witches, goblins, ghosts, thugs, Giants, ghouls, scallywags, etc, nor any so…"

"As I am working for the public, I must continue to amuse them."

"I have had luck with my St. Bernardino, not only with the experts, but with the public as well. Without any reservati…"

"Beloved soulmate.. ..you'll kiss my ass at least seven times if I manage to convince you from the crazy happiness I g…"

"I am now Painter to the King with fifteen thousand reales [a year].. ..the King sent out an order to Bayeu and Maella…"

"I haven't heard them [n.d.r. he's talking about some Spanish popular folk songs] and probably never shall because I n…"

"I had established an enviable scheme of life. I refused to dance attendance in the ante-chambers of the great. If any…"

"My position is entirely different from what the majority of the public imagine.. .I want a great deal, firstly becaus…"

"Since most of the subjects depicted in this work are not real, it is not unreasonable to hope that connoisseurs will …"