Berthe Morisot

"Would you do us the great favour, you and Mademoiselle Geneviève, of coming to dine next Thursday? Monet will be there, Renoir also.."

"I think that it will be a great success, that all this painting , so fresh, so vital, will electrify the 'Palais des Beaux Arts' , which is accustomed to dead art. It will be the revenge for so many r…"

"I can not get over everything you did for me in that first day , it seems to me that you are working yourself to death, and all on my account. This touches me deeply and vexes me at the same time."

"He holds up that eternal Mademoiselle Gonzales as an example; she has poise, perseverance, she can get her things finished whereas I am incapable of doing anything properly. In the meantime he has sta…"

"As I admired it he showed me a whole series done from the same model and with the same sort of rhythm. He is a draughtsman of the first order; it would be interesting to show all these preparatory stu…"

"Men readily believe that they will fill a whole life; but for my part, I believe that however fond one is of one's husband, one does not relinquish a life of work without some difficulty; affection is…"

"Dear sir, Edouard Manet told me that you were kind enough to bring the sketch that you completed of him . I did not have the time to thank you before leaving Paris . I treasure your gift all the more …"

"My dearest little Julie, I love you as I lie dying; I shall still love you when I am dead. I beg of you, do not cry; this parting was inevitable. I would have liked to be with you until you married – …"