“If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”

“The best way to know God is to love many things.”

“But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.”

“As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.”

“One must work and dare if one really wants to live.”

“I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.”