If People Could See Into My Heart,

It Is When I Am, As It Were, Completely Myself, Entirely Alone, And Of Good Cheer.....that Ideas Flow Best And Most Abundantly. Whence And How They Come, I Know Not, Nor Can I Force Them.

Handel Understands Effect Better Than Any Of Us -- When He Chooses, He Strikes Like A Thunderbolt.

Music Is My Life And My Life Is Music. Anyone Who Does Not Understand This Is Not Worthy Of God.

I Am Never Happier Than When I Have Something To Compose, For That, After All, Is My Sole Delight And Passion

Melody Is The Essence Of Music. I Compare A Good Melodist To A Fine Racer, And Counterpointists To Hack Post-horses; Therefore Be Advised, Let Well Alone And Remember The Old Italian Proverb: Chi Sa Più, Meno Sa— Who Knows Most, Knows Least.