I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.

I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.

This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, “Is there a meaning to music?” My answer to that would be, “Yes.” And “Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?” My answer to that would be, “No.”

The greatest moments of the human spirit may be deduced from the greatest moments in music.

If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong.

Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"

A melody is not merely something you can hum.