Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it.
I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.
In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than love?
A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
We can neither put back the clock nor slow down our forward speed, and as we are already flying pilotless, on instrument controls, it is even too late to ask where we are going.