In Opera, There Is Always Too Much

Beauty Seems To Strike Some People As A Personal Affront.

Some People Wish Above All To Conform To The Rules, I Wish Only To Render What I Can Hear.

On Those Who Overanalyze His Music: When You Tear The Wings Off A Butterfly, It Is No Longer A Butterfly

Works Of Art Make Rules But Rules Do Not Make Works Of Art.

People Come To Music To Seek Oblivion: Is That Not Also A Form Of Deception?