Do you think I worry about your lousy fiddle when the spirit moves me?

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

I can't think about your miserable violin when I am speaking to my God!

Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read…

A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.

Mozart's mental grip never loosens; he never abandons himself to any one sense; even at his most ecstatic moments his mind is vigorous, alert, and on the wing.…