"There ought to be but one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works, and from which he could carry away whatever he needed. As it is, one must be half a tradesman…"

"I despise the man who does not make his own music."

"I never write a work continuously, without interruption."

"Oh continue to love me–never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours."

"He who understands my music will be freed from the miseries of the world."