Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
I never lie down at night without reflecting that, young as I am, I may not live to see another day.
Believe me, my sole purpose is to make as much money as possible; for after good health it is the best thing to have.
What's even worse than a flute? - Two flutes!
It is a mistake to think that the price of my art has become easy to me.
It is when I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer.....that ideas flow best and most abundantly. Whence and how they come, I know not, nor can I force them.