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

"Ah, gentlemen, I do not receive guests when I'm working, indeed. When I work, if I am interrupted, I lose all inspiration; I am lost. You understand, I'm chasing a band of colour."

"I'm absolutely furious. I can't stand it anymore."

"Impression – I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it … and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic …"

"Everything changes, even stone."