People come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception? Claude Debussy Read Quote
Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. Claude Debussy Read Quote
The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen. Claude Debussy Read Quote
How much has to be explored and discarded before reaching the naked flesh of feeling. Claude Debussy Read Quote
Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part. Claude Debussy Read Quote