ɪn hɜː lˈɛɾɚ hɪz mˈʌðɚ ɹˈoʊt "hɪz kɹˈiːd wʌz ðæt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːɹɾɪst, hiː mˈʌst sˈʌfɚ.
In her letter his mother wrote "His creed was that in order to become a great artist, he must suffer.