Give Me A Laundry List And I'll

The Language Of Music Is Common To All Generations And Nations; It Is Understood By Everybody, Since It Is Understood With The Heart.

Wagner Has Lovely Moments But Awful Quarters Of An Hour.

Give Me A Laundry List And I'll Set It To Music.

Nothing Primes Inspiration More Than Necessity, Whether It Be The Presence Of A Copyist Waiting For Your Work Or The Prodding Of An Impresario Tearing His Hair.

Answer Them Critics With Silence And Indifference. It Works Better, I Assure You, Than Anger And Argument. . . .