Extreme Complication Is Contrary To Art.

If I Am Not Making Music, I Have No Reason For Existing.

Collect Impressions. Don't Be In A Hurry To Write Them Down. Because That's Something Music Can Do Better Than Painting: It Can Centralise Variations Of Colour And Light Within A Single Picture A Truth Generally Ignored, Obvious As It Is.

The Worship Of Adonis Is United With That Of Christ.

I Have A Horror Of Sentimentality, And I Cannot Forget That Its Name Is Saint-saëns.

The Trouble With The Opera Is There's Always To Much Singing.