O how wild I am to get to work, my fingers farely itch & my eyes water to see a fine picture again. - Mary Cassatt

..crushed by the strength of this Art [the old Egyptian art].. .I fought against it but it conquered, it is surely the greatest Art the past has left us.. ..how are my feeble hands to ever paint the effect on me.

I have given up my studio & torn up my father's portrait, & have not touched a brush for six weeks nor ever will again until I see some prospect of getting back to Europe. I am very anxious to go out west next fall & get some employment, but I have not yet decided where.

..we [the Impressionists ] are carrying on a despairing fight & need all our forces.