I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

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

I was born out of due time in the sense that by temperament and talent I should have been more suited for the life of a small Bach, living in anonymity and composing regularly for an established service and for God.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Hurry? I have no time to hurry.

Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.

To continue in one path is to go backward.