It is always possible to create something original.

I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.

It sounds simple, of course, but personally I can think of no more mentally arduous task than making music.

Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.

The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself...Making music is actually little else than a matter of invention aided and abetted by emotion. In composing we combine what we know of music with what we feel.

Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.