Composers Aren't Daring Enough. They're Afraid Of

How Much Has To Be Explored And Discarded Before Reaching The Naked Flesh Of Feeling.

Music Is In The Space Between The Notes.

Music Begins Where Words Are Powerless To Express. Music Is Made For The Inexpressible. I Want Music To Seem To Rise From The Shadows And Indeed Sometimes To Return To Them.

Collect Impressions. Don't Be In A Hurry To Write Them Down. Because That's Something Music Can Do Better Than Painting: It Can Centralise Variations Of Colour And Light Within A Single Picture A Truth Generally Ignored, Obvious As It Is.

[on Richard Wagner] A Beautiful Sunset That Was Mistaken For A Dawn.