"What annoys me most is that these stupid Frenchmen think I am still just seven years old - because that was my age when they first saw me - (...) they treat me here like a beginner - except the musici…"

"Life is a beautiful thing, even with all its troubles."

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

"It is a great error to suppose that my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I. There is scarcely a celebrated master in mu…"

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