God Can Only Be Comprehended As Love.

The Longer You Live And The More You Learn, The More Clearly You Will Feel The Difference Between The Few Men Who Are Truly Great And The Mere Virtuosi.

There Is A World Of Difference Between A Mahler Eighth Note And A Normal Eighth Note.

It Is Always The Same With Me; Only When I Experience Something Do I Compose, And Only When Composing Do I Experience! After All, A Musician's Nature Can Hardly Be Expressed In Words.

I Was A Crazy Young Man Who Let Himself Be Blinded By His Passions And Obeyed Only The Impulses Of The Moment.

I Live Like A Hottentot. I Cannot Exchange One Sensible Word With Anyone.