I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.
Gustav MahlerIt is always the same with me; only when I experience something do I compose, and only when composing do I experience! After all, a musician's nature can hardly be expressed in words.
Gustav MahlerIt is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going.
Gustav MahlerFor 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.
Gustav Mahler