"I want to paint men and women with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize, and which we seek to convey by the actual radiance and vibration of our colouring."

"The way to know life is to love many things."

"I also don't think that it would be a hindrance if my health let me down on occasion."

"It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent."

"I'm not making a point of it, because the painting is one of the ugliest I've done. It's the equivalent, though different, of the potato eaters. I've tried to express the terrible human passions with …"