Music must never offend the ear, but must please the listener, or, in other words, must never cease to be music.

It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion.

I never lie down at night without reflecting that, young as I am, I may not live to see another day.

One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.

The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth.

Music, in even the most terrible situations, must never offend the ear but always remain a source of pleasure.

All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will remember it.