In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage.

What is best in music is not to be found in the notes.

To write a symphony is, for me, to construct a world.

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.