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I’ve only myself to blame for it, my impotence most of all and my weakness. If I do any good work now it will be only by chance.

Claude Monet

I never draw except with brush and paint.
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Artist Brush Draw Exception Myself Paint
Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
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Children Myself Rule
Thanks to my work everything’s going well; it’s a great consolation.
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Greatness Myself Thankful
A good impression is lost so quickly.
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Goodness Impression Lost Quick
I must have flowers, always, and always.
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Flower Myself
It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.
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Afraid Bad Courage Paint Physical Tragedy World
I didn’t become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one.
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Impression Myself Oneself Remember
I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
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Brain Group Ideas Myself Wait
The real subject of every painting is light.
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Light Painting Reality Subject
I’m knocked out, I’ve never felt so physically and mentally exhausted, I’m quite stupid with it and long only for bed; but I am happy.
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Bed Feeling Happiness Mental Myself
Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
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Flower Interest Myself Paint World
The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.
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Direct Effect Impression Nature Paint
Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
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Beautiful Day Desire Discover Head Myself
The point is to know how to use the colours, the choice of which is, when all’s said and done, a matter of habit.
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Choice Color Habit Myself
If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!
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Appearance Myself Painting World
I’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes… This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away… what a rage I was in!
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Decision Happiness Myself Rage Session Stupidity

I’ve only myself to blame for it, my impotence most of all and my weakness. If I do any good work now it will be only by chance.

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I’ve only myself to blame for it, my impotence most of all and my weakness. If I do any good work now it will be only by chance.

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