To Judge A Composer's Work, One Must

I Am Thrice Homeless, As A Native Of Bohemia In Austria, As An Austrian Among Germans, And As A Jew Throughout The World. Everywhere An Intruder, Never Welcomed.

Tradition Is Not The Worship Of Ashes, But The Preservation Of Fire.

The Spirit Can Assert Itself Only Through The Medium Of Clear Form.

It Should Be One’s Sole Endeavor To See Everything Afresh And Create It Anew.

I Don't Choose What I Compose. It Chooses Me.