Study Bach. There you will find everything.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.

Those are miracles that no merely human brain can work. The artist is merely the sound conduct of a Force that dictates to him what he should do.

How lucky is the man who, like Mozart and others, goes to the tavern of an evening and writes some fresh music. For he lives while he is creating.

The idea comes to me from outside of me - and is like a gift. I then take the idea and make it my own - that is where the skill lies.

Never criticize the composition of a Royal Highness. You never know who may have written it.