"You say you think of savings all the time but you cannot seem to manage to,' and he suggests it will do the children good to go without."

"I was flattered by your two letters, as I have the deepest admiration for Japanese art and a great liking for the Japanese people […]. It is with the greatest pleasure that I received your pretty prin…"

"The more I live, the more I regret how little I know."

"I'm not performing miracles, I'm using up and wasting a lot of paint…"

"I'm having a very bad day. I wish I could just stay in bed."