The essence of higher instrumental music lays herein that one is able to express in tones that what one is unable to say in words.

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

One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion.

True drama can be conceived only as resulting from the collective impulse of all the arts to communicate in the most immediate way with a collective public... Thus especially the art of tone, developed with such singular diversity in instrumental music, will realize in the collective artwork its richest potential -- will indeed incite the pantomimic art of dancing in turn to wholly new discoveries and inspire the breath of poetry no less to an undreamed-of fullness. For in its isolation music has formed itself an organ capable of the most immeasurable expression - the orchestra.

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

Whatever I thought right, to others seemed wrong; what I held to be bad, others approved of.

Divorce is one of the most financially traumatic things you can go through. Money spent on getting mad or getting even is money wasted.