My Sole Ambition As A Composer Is

Brahms' Variations Are Better Than Mine, But Mine Were Written Before His.

Life Is Only A Long And Bitter Suicide, And Faith Alone Can Transform This Suicide Into A Sacrifice.

A Good Cuban Cigar Closes The Doors To The Vulgarities Of The World.

As For Famous Men Who Were Not Artists, I Am Beginning To Be Tired Of Them. Those Poor Little Scoundrels Who Are Called Great Men Fill Me With Nothing But Overwhelming Horror.

You Cannot Imagine How It Spoils One To Have Been A Child Prodigy.