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I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.

Claude Monet

I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
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Criticism Myself Opinion
For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment.
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Appearance Change Existence Moments Myself Right
I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
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Artist Bird Myself Paint Sing Way
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 still don’t know where I am going to sleep tomorrow.
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Future Myself Sleep
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
When I work I forget all the rest.
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Forget Myself Paint Understand Work
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 never draw except with brush and paint.
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Artist Brush Draw Exception Myself Paint
Pictures aren’t made out of doctrines. Since the appearance of impressionism, the official salons, which used to be brown, have become blue, green, and red…But peppermint or chocolate, they are still confections.
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Appearance Chocolate Doctrine Official Photograph
As for myself, I met with as much success as I ever could have wanted. In other words, I was enthusiastically run-down by every critic of the period.
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Criticism Myself Period Success Word
I’m in fine fettle and fired with a desire to paint.
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Desire Fire Myself Paint
I haven’t many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me.
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Achievement Devotion Myself Paint Possible Satisfaction Time
My heart is forever in Giverny.
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Heart Myself
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
When I look at nature I feel as if I’ll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you’re working.
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Feeling Forget Nature Oneself Paint

I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.

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