To Send Light Into The

The Aesthetic Principle Is The Same In Every Art, Only The Material Differs.

People Compose For Many Reasons, To Become Immortal; Because The Piano Happens To Be Open; Because They Want To Become A Millionaire; Because Of The Praise Of Friends; Because They Have Looked Into A Pair Of Beautiful Eyes; Or For No Reason Whatsoever.

Believe Me, Were I Ever To Accomplish Anything, It Would Be In Music, Which Has Always Attracted Me; And, Without Overestimating Myself, I Am Conscious Of Possessing A Certain Creative Faculty.

Let Your Intimate Friends Be Chosen From Such As Are Better Informed Than Yourself.

Only When The Form Grows Clear To You, Will The Spirit Become So Too.