In The Oldest Chronicles Of The Times

In The Oldest Chronicles Of The Times Conserved In Hungary, Reports Will Be Found Of Gypsy Music, But Never Of Any Other, Either Magyar, Slavic Or Jewish.

My Mind And Fingers Have Worked Like The Damned. Homer, The Bible, Plato, Locke, Lamartine, Chateaubriand, Beethoven, Bach, Hummel, Mozart, Weber Are All Around Me. I Study Them. I Devour Them With Fury.

I Foster A Sorrowful Conception Of Affection. Make No Sacrifices.

When You Write The Story Of Two Happy Lovers, Let The Story Be Set On The Banks Of Lake Como.

You Cannot Imagine How It Spoils One To Have Been A Child Prodigy.