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).

Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieux

The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest.

I have never written a note I didn't mean.

I am tired of always dying with a broken heart.

Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course.

Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.