"The most stimulating and encouraging thought is that you, dearest father, and my dear sister, are well, that I am an …"

"A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, whether he travels or not; but one of superior talent (which wi…"

"I know myself, and I have such a sense of religion that I shall never do anything which I would not do before the who…"

"I write as a sow pisses."

"I must give you a piece of intelligence that you perhaps already know — namely, that the ungodly arch-villain Voltair…"

"Mozart, particularly, I loved. I was determined to write poetry that had as a structure what classical music, particu…"

"It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years."

"Listening to Mozart, we cannot think of any possible improvement."

"Lengthy immersion in the works of other composers can tire. The music of Mozart does not tire, and this is one of its…"

"As I love Mannheim, Mannheim loves me."