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

To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.

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

I must have flowers, always, and always.

It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.

All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.

The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.

Light is the most important person in the picture.

Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.

It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.

I would like to paint the way a bird sings.

One can memorize all words written about Christ but without a heart connection to Him, one does not know Him, and they will not be saved by Him.

You will find what you seek.

Daily life is always extraordinary when rendered precisely.

Start each day in my peace and stillness, then you can go forth and face whatever the day may bring in perfect peace and joy.

Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

I am loaded down to the guards with educational, benevolent, and other miscellaneous public work, I must not attempt to do more. I cannot without neglecting imperative duties.

The sheep are happier of themselves, than under the care of wolves.

Bebop has set music back twenty years.

Life is about strategy nottragedy. Make the best one.