Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.

I fear only that which I love, says man, according to Montaigne. Woman replies: I love only that which I fear.