To Judge A Composer's Work, One Must

It Is Easier To Achieve A Desired Result In Short Pieces.

I Don't Let Myself Get Carried Away By My Own Ideas; I Abandon 19 Out Of 20 Of Them Every Day.

When I Have Reached A Summit, I Leave It With Great Reluctance, Unless It Is To Reach For Another, Higher One.

Only When I Experience Do I Compose - Only When I Compose Do I Experience.

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