To Write A Symphony Is, For Me,

It's Not Just A Question Of Conquering A Summit Previously Unknown, But Of Tracing, Step By Step, A New Pathway To It.

God Can Only Be Comprehended As Love.

I Am Thrice Homeless, As A Native Of Bohemia In Austria, As An Austrian Among Germans, And As A Jew Throughout The World. Everywhere An Intruder, Never Welcomed.

In Bach, The Vital Cells Of Music Are United As The World Is In God.

I Beg Of You... Never Assume An Inner Or An Outer Pose, Never A Disguise.