I eat only white foods: eggs, sugar, grated bones, the fat of dead animals; veal, salt, coconut, chicken cooked in white water; fruit mold, rice, turnips; camphorated sausage, dough, cheese (white), cotton salad, and certain fish (skinless).
I have never written a note I didn't mean.
I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.
Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.
We should have a music of our own - if possible, without any Sauerkraut.
I am tired of always dying with a broken heart.