It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a few useful instructions for the pianists after me.

Truth is a great flirt.

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

Music is the heart of life." She speaks love; "without it, there is no possible good and with it everything is beautiful.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices.