Only when the form grows clear to you, will the spirit become so too.

Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm.

Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them?

"We liked it" or "I didn't like it" people say. As if it were nothing higher than to please the people!

When young, one learns his craftsmanship, may become a young master, and it is youth that is most auspicious for developing certain skills.

My heart pounds sickeningly and I turn pale... I often feel as if I were dead... I seem to be losing my mind.

People compose for many reasons, to become immortal; because the piano happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; or for no reason whatsoever.