Ben buydum, buyum ve bu olacağım. Hiçbir ölümlü maskemi değiştiremez.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.

Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

O, you men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how greatly do you wrong me. You do not know the secret cause which makes me seem that way to you, and I would have ended my life - it was only my art that held me back. Ah, it seemed impossible to leave the world until I had brought forth all that I felt was within me.

I must confess that I lead a miserable life. For almost two years, I have ceased to attend any social functions, just because I find it impossible to say to people, 'I am deaf.' If I had any other profession, I might be able to cope with my infirmity; but in my profession, it is a terrible handicap.