A composer is not only an architect but also an inventor, and he should not build houses in which he cannot live.

The trick is to compose what one wants to compose and to get it commissioned afterward.

All music is nothing more than a succession of impulses that converge towards a definite point of repose.

An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

I never am sea sick, never. I am sea drunk!

All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.