Only When I Experience Do I Compose

The Real Art Of Conducting Consists In Transitions.

If I Weren't The Way I Am, I Shouldn't Write My Symphonies.

Never Let Oneself Be Guided By The Opinion Of One's Contemporaries. Continue Steadfastly On One's Way.

I Don't Choose What I Compose. It Chooses Me.

It Is Strange How One Feels Drawn Forward Without Knowing At First Where One Is Going.