"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…"

"I must have flowers, always, and always."

"I'm completely blind, everything is black. I can't paint anymore."

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love."

"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration."