"I have had to write a good deal of music for the church, but I have not always been able to use the best texts."

"I play the notes as I feel them, and if I don't feel them, I don't play them."

"I play the notes as they are written, and if they are not written, I don't play them."

"Every good musician, if he has a talent for composition, must not only be able to play a piece of music, but also to write down his own thoughts."

"The more I practice, the luckier I get."