"No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others."

"..I have painted a few studies of the figure.. .I send you two sketches. The painting of the figure appeals to me very much, but it must ripen - I must learn to know the technique better - that which …"

"We learn the most from fools ... yet we pay them back with the worst ingratitude."

"The worst advice is, you know, you have to do more to promote yourself. That's the worst advice. The best advice is to do your work, and you won't have to worry about anything else."

"Pale manchild were there last agonies? Were you in terror, did you know? Could you feel the claw that claimed you? And who is this fool kneeling over your bones, choked with bitterness? And what could…"