And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once! And let that wisdom be false to us that brought no laughter with it!

To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel.

I need solitude, which is to say, recovery, return to my self, the breath of a free, light, playful air.

Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for our today.

Not doubt, certainty is what drives one insane.

The architect represents neither a Dionysian nor an Apollinian condition: here it is the mighty act of will, the will which moves mountains, the intoxication of the strong will, which demands artistic expression. The most powerful men have always inspired the architects; the architect has always been influenced by power.

Life without music is only error, exhaustion, exile... Indeed, there is nothing that concerns me more than the fate of music.