Charles Gounod

“Musical ideas sprang to my mind like a flight of butterflies, and all I had to do was to stretch out my hand to catch them.”

“The artist has a mission to fulfill, which is to elevate the mind and soul.”

“Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination.”

“A man has no more right to say an uncivil thing than to act one; no more right to say a rude thing to another than to knock him down.”

“To the thinker, the most trifling external object often suggests the most profound thoughts.”

“The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.”

“Without Bach, music is inconceivable. Bach is the father, we are the children.”