It Is Not Hard To Compose, But

If We Cannot Write With The Beauty Of Mozart, Let Us At Least Try To Write With His Purity.

We Cling Nervously To The Melody, But We Don't Handle It Freely, We Don't Really Make Anything New Out Of It, We Merely Overload It.

It Is Not Hard To Compose But It Is Wonderfully Hard To Let The Superfluous Notes Fall Under The Table. . . So Many Melodies Fly About, One Must Be Careful Not To Tread On Them.

What Would Become Of All Historical Biography If It Was Written Only With Consideration For Other Peoples' Feelings?

Never Criticize The Composition Of A Royal Highness. You Never Know Who May Have Written It.