"A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you."

"My art is not a copy of nature, but a translation of it."

"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so, he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."

"The advantages of living are not as great as the disadvantages of dying."

"I do it in self-defence."