“ My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life. Paul Cezanne
“ I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me. Paul Cezanne
“ I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion. Paul Cezanne
“ When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art. Paul Cezanne
“ I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain. Paul Cezanne
“ Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured. Paul Cezanne
“ For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations. Paul Cezanne
“ We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature. Paul Cezanne
