"I have always had a natural aversion to anything that is not genuine."

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

"When I am traveling, I cannot look at the sky or the trees or anything that is beautiful, for I am thinking of nothing but my music."

"My greatest delight is to be among my books."

"I never go to bed without having finished my writing."