Right now a moment of time is passing by! We must become that moment.

Right now a moment is fleeting by! Capture its reality in paint! To do that we must put all else out of our minds. We must become that moment, make ourselves a sensitive recording plate. give the image of what we actually see, forgetting everything that has been seen before our time.

Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.

They happened to be at the right place at the right time.

We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.