If Beethoven Is A Prodigy Of Man,

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.

How Wonderful Opera Would Be If There Were No Singers.

Music Is A Kind Of Harmonious Language.

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

If Beethoven Is A Prodigy Of Man, Bach Is A Miracle Of God.