If I Weren't The Way I Am,

What Is Best In Music Is Not To Be Found In The Notes.

I Don't Let Myself Get Carried Away By My Own Ideas; I Abandon 19 Out Of 20 Of Them Every Day.

For The Last Month I Have Been A Strict Vegetarian. The Moral Effects Of This Regime Are Immense, Owing To The Voluntary Subjugation Of The Flesh And The Resulting Absence Of Desires. You Will Appreciate How Full I Am Of This Idea When I Tell You That I Expect It To Work The Regeneration Of Mankind. I Advise You To Change Over To A Natural Way Of Life, With Proper Nourishment (wholemeal Bread), And You Will Soon Feel The Benefit.

To Write A Symphony Is, For Me, To Construct A World.

I Also Had A Brother Who Was Like Me A Musician And A Composer. A Man Of Great Talent, Far More Gifted Than I. He Died Very Young... He Killed Himself In The Prime Of His Life.