I know nothing at all about music.

I believe in God, Mozart and Beethoven, and likewise their disciples and apostles; - I believe in the Holy Spirit and the truth of the one, indivisible Art; - I believe that this Art proceeds from God, and lives within the hearts of all illumined men.

The only form of music is melody, without melody music is not feasible, and music and melody are quite inseparable.

Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know.

I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of the abyss, of those who are full of longing.

Whatever my passions demand of me, I become for the time being - musician, poet, director, author, lecturer or anything else.

My destiny is solitude, and my life is work.