Tradition Is Laziness.

The Spirit Can Assert Itself Only Through The Medium Of Clear Form.

Melodic Invention Is One Of The Surest Signs Of A Divine Gift.

The Point Is Not To Take The World's Opinion As A Guiding Star But To Go One's Way In Life And Working Unerringly, Neither Depressed By Failure Nor Seduced By Applause.

It's Not Just A Question Of Conquering A Summit Previously Unknown, But Of Tracing, Step By Step, A New Pathway To It.

Only When I Experience Do I Compose - Only When I Compose Do I Experience.