For the last month I have been a strict vegetarian. The moral effects of this regime are immense, owing to the voluntary subjugation of the flesh and the resulting absence of desires. You will appreciate how full I am of this idea when I tell you that I expect it to work the regeneration of mankind. I advise you to change over to a natural way of life, with proper nourishment (wholemeal bread), and you will soon feel the benefit.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note.

Don't bother to look, I've composed all this already.

The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking.