Creativity is the firing of my soul.

God first, then papa.

Let us put our trust in God and console ourselves with the thought that all is well, if it is in accordance with the will of the Almighty, as He knows best what is profitable and beneficial to our temporal happiness and our eternal salvation.

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

I write [music] as a sow piddles.

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.