He who understand my music will remain free from the miseries that the other men are dragging with them .
I shall seize fate by the throat.
I want to seize fate by the throat.
Art always demands of us something new.
Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.
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.