"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art."

"For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations."

"A thousand painters ought to be killed yearly. Say what you like: I'm every inch a painter."

"My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me."

"We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things."

"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."

"The very impossibility in which I find myself to prove that God is not, discovers to me his existence."

"Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into."