"I am a believer and a conformist. Anyone can revolt; it is more difficult silently to obey our own interior prompting…"

"Like the ostrich, head under wing When the roaring storm breaks, So many people take refuge Under the soft pillow Of …"

"A painter who loves his art must be careful not to see too much of critics and men of letters. These gentlemen, howev…"

"Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of feeling, of …"

"Often pagans, with their eyes wide open, do not see very clearly."

"Painting for me is merely a means of forgetting life. It is a cry in the night. A sob broken off. A strangled laugh."

"The richness of the world, all artificial pleasures, have the taste of sickness and give off a smell of death in the …"

"The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his …"

"The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but occa…"

"The painter who loves his art is ruler in his own kingdom, even if he be in Lilliput and a Lilliputian himself. He tr…"