But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.

The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.

Hope consists in asserting that there is at the heart of being, beyond all data, beyond all inventories and all calculations, a mysterious principle which is in connivance with me

But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.

Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics.

The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is possible.

An individual is not distinct from his place. He is his place.