These revelations expressed through Art work upon the soul with a force carrying its own conviction and permeate our sentient life with a sense of truth which logic and mere reason are powerless to combat.

I write music with an exclamation point!

I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts - the plan will lead to cheap men and cheap products.

Blessed be, the genius who never knew good fortune! Genius in itself already means so much; what meaning does luck still hold for him?

Imagination creates reality.

It is impossible to communicate with Schumann. The man is hopeless; he doesn't talk at all.

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.