"Ah how could I possibly admit such an infirmity in the one sense which should have been more perfect in me than in others[?]"

"I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose."

"Ah it seemed impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon me to produce, and so I endured this wretched existence."

"He who understands my music will be freed from the miseries of the world."

"I shall hear in heaven."