When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.

Tradition is the spreading of fire and not the veneration of ashes.

But it's peculiar, as soon as I am in the midst of nature and by myself, everything that is base and trivial vanishes without trace. On such days nothing scares me; and this helps me again and again.

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

A full cup of wine at the right time is worth more than all the kingdoms of this earth!

It is a funny thing, but when I am making music, all the answers I seek for in life seem to be there, in the music. Or rather, I should say, when I am making music, there are no questions and no need for answers.

I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.