"I am chasing the merest sliver of color. It is my own fault, I want to grasp the intangible."

"I have never had a studio, and I do not understand shutting oneself up in a room. To draw, yes; to paint, no."

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

"I don't think I'm made for any earthly kind of pleasure."

"I get madder and madder on giving back what I feel."