When I think upon my God, my heart is full of joy that the notes dance and leap from my pen.

Since God has given me a cheerful heart, He will forgive me for serving Him cheerfully.

There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original.

Young people can learn from my example that something can come from nothing. What I have become is the result of my hard efforts.

I listened more than I studied... therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.

Whenever I think of God I can only conceive of Him as a Being infinitely great and infinitely good. This last quality of the divine nature inspires me with such confidence and joy that I could have written even a miserere in tempo allegro.

It is the melody which is the charm of music, and it is that which is most difficult to produce. The invention of a fine melody is a work of genius.