I have always worked better alone and from my own impressions.

My life has been nothing but a failure.

I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.

Try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, a house, a field, or whatever. Merely think, 'Here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow,' and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives you your own impression of the scene before you.

I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.

My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.