There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note.
I don't choose what I compose. It chooses me.
I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone.
Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.
I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas; I abandon 19 out of 20 of them every day.
Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it.