I Am Not Fitted To Give Concerts.

Simplicity Is The Final Achievement.

They Want Me To Give Another Concert But I Have No Desire To Do So. You Cannot Imagine What A Torture The Three Days Before A Public Appearance Are To Me.

You Already Know When I'm Writing, So Don't Be Surprised If It's Short And Dry, Because I'm Too Hungry To Write Anything Fat

I Haven't Heard Anything So Great For A Long Time; Beethoven Snaps His Fingers At The Whole World.

One Needs Only To Study A Certain Positioning Of The Hand In Relation To The Keys To Obtain With Ease The Most Beautiful Sounds, To Know How To Play Long Notes And Short Notes And To Achieve Certain Unlimited Dexterity. A Well Formed Technique, It Seems To Me, Can Control And Vary A Beautiful Sound Quality.