No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me than others in my art, so I will walk fearlessly with Him.

I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.

I have always reckoned myself among the greatest admirers of Mozart, and shall do so till the day of my death.

I want to seize fate by the throat.

Music is the electric soil in which the spirit thinks, lives and invents. All that's electrical stimulates the mind to flowing surging musical creation. I am electrical by nature.

Don't only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets.

You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that.