Even in winter it shall be green in my heart.
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
I tell my piano the things I used to tell you.
Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.
Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!
Time is the best of critics; and patience the best of teachers.
I could express my feelings more easily if they could be put into the notes of music, but as the very best concert would not cover my affection for you, dear daddy, I must use the simple words of my heart, to lay before you my utmost gratitude and filial affection.
Nothing is more odious than music without hidden meaning.