You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.

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

The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would burn still clearer, and I might go far.

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

Confidence and courage are special skills to the art ... Within the four walls of his study, the artist should be modest, work diligently and conscientiously. While for the public, he'll show himself audacious, yes even into cheerful boldness. And so a new public's darling has arisen.

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

You should diligently play scales and fingerpractices. There are many, however, who believe they'll achieve all, by practicing daily on technique for hours on end, up till high age. It's like practicing every day to enumerate the alfabet faster and faster. One would think one could make better use of their valuable time.