There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.

Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully

I like to stay home and listen to recordings.

I only want to give a metaphysic for my music.

My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a decorative painter.

It isn't false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesn't mean anything to me. I just sit at home and work.

I continued to study Math and Physics on my own, but one and a half years later I realized that I did want to be a composer, and after that I never changed my mind.