Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

Melody is the essence of music.

I never force myself to compose more than I feel like, for I know that my compositions will not be as good.

I write as a pig pisses.

I ask your forgiveness for my bad handwriting. It is due to the fact that I am always thinking of something else.

I am a composer and therefore I do not have to think about anything else.

I have not a syllable to say against the Emperor, but I find it impossible to compose for him.

It is a great joy to be alive, and to make music.

I would rather have a good cook than a bad composer.

I bless the name of the man who invented beer.

I have a terrible weakness for gambling.

I assure you that I am quite alone in the world.

My sole aim is to write good music.

I am never happier than when I am composing.

I love my wife, and she loves me, and that is all that matters.

I cannot write in a hurry, for I have to think about everything.

I have always been a lover of fun.

I am not a man who can be easily intimidated.

I am too honest for this world.

I hate to be idle.