"The Magic Pudding - Project Gutenberg"

"I want to live in a city where the police don’t shoot you."

"At the time of making a picture, I want not to know what I am doing.; a picture should me made with feeling…"

"Acquaintances, family, posing for me? - Oh no, please no acquaintances, no nephews or nieces.. .If I need t…"

"The so-called bourgeoisie doesn't provide any substance for my art. The character there is too faint and wi…"

"..the light suggests no particular time of day or night ; it is not appropriated from morning or afternoon,…"

"I should like to paint like an man who has never seen a painting, but this man – myself – lives in a museum."