"I only wish to serve my art."

"I have a terrible memory for names, but I can remember every note of a piece of music after hearing it once."

"What's even worse than a flute? - Two flutes!"

"All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will r…"

"I assure you that I am quite alone in the world."