1. My art should only benefit poor people. Ah, what a happy moment! How happy I will be when I can get close to this place!

2. Teach your children "virtue": It is virtue, not money, that makes people happy. This is my experience. What supported me in times of trouble was morality, and what kept me from committing suicide was not only art but also morality.

3. My motto is always: never stop writing; if I sometimes make the God of Art doze off, it is just to make it happier when it wakes up.

4. As for comments about me as an artist, no one is heard saying that I am indifferent.

5. I would like to prove that anyone who behaves kindly and noblely will be able to withstand hardships.

6. Music makes sparks burst out of the human spirit.