“Paint what you like and die happy”

“.. before I die I should like to bring two paintings to completion. What matters is to touch the limit, the essence of things.”

“Don't you know how to paint? My grandson will paint it better! What is this? Are you men or damned pederasts? How can you paint like that? Do you have a conscience?”

“Paint what you feel. Paint what you see. Paint what is real to you.”

“I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had… Someone to live for… Unafraid to say 'I love you!”

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.”

“What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw.”

“And sure, I know if you eat this way you'll die. So? If you don't eat this way you're still going to die. Why not die happy?”

“I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness.”

“no one dies happy, you can only die well”