I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.
If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.
To judge a composer's work, one must consider it as a whole.
If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.
I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.