Thus It Is Ever In Life. The

For Me, Music Is Always The Language Which Permits One To Converse With The Beyond.

The Poet Sees Better Than Other Mortals. I Do Not See Things As They Are, But According To My Own Subjective Impression, And This Makes Life Easier And Simpler.

Without Enthusiasm Nothing Great Can Be Effected In Art.

To Send Light Into The Darkness Of Men's Hearts - Such Is The Duty Of The Artist.

An Evil Fate Has Deprived Me Of The Full Use Of My Right Hand, So That I Am Not Able To Play My Compositions As I Feel Them. The Trouble With My Hand Is That Certain Fingers Have Become So Weak, Probably Through Writing And Playing Too Much At One Time, That I Can Hardly Use Them.