Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.
Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo
You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive.
The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee.
Good music resembles something. It resembles the composer.
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.