Of all my children, this is the one that cost me the worst birth-pangs and brought me the most sorrow; and for that reason it is the one most dear to me.

The foundation of friendship demands the greatest likeness of human souls and hearts.

Of all my children, this is the one that cost me the worst birth-pangs and brought me the most sorrow; and for that reason it is the one most dear to me.

In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.

Wherever you are, I am there also.

I alter some things, eliminate and try again until I am satisfied. Then begins the mental working out of this material in its breadth, its narrowness, its height and depth.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.