If Men Of Genius Only

If Men Of Genius Only Knew What Love Their Works Inspire!

The Luck Of Having Talent Is Not Enough; One Must Also Have A Talent For Luck.

To Render My Works Properly Requires A Combination Of Extreme Precision And Irresistible Verve, A Regulated Vehemence, A Dreamy Tenderness, And An Almost Morbid Melancholy.

Heine Commenting On The Music Of Louis Hector Berlioz: He Is An Immense Nightingale, A Lark As Great As An Eagle. . . . The Music Causes Me To Dream Of Fabulous Empires, Filled With Fabulous Sins.

At Least I Have The Modesty To Admit That Lack Of Modesty Is One Of My Failings.