“When you can write music that endures, bravo. Until then, keep quiet and study the work of those who can.”
Source: Revolution
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Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 13, Bits & Pieces, p. 136.

“Are you listening to the ones who keep quiet?”

“You can look only when the mind is completely quiet.”
2nd Public Talk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (12 May 1968)
1960s

“Only those who listen to music with the heart can experience the vibrations of love.”
Original: (it) Solo chi ascolta musica col cuore riesce a provare le vibrazioni dell'amore.
Source: prevale.net

Electronic Musician magazine, December 1986
Interviews

“nothing can save
you
except
writing.
it keeps the walls
from
failing.”

BBC interview (25 July 2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_7522000/7522129.stm

“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
Source: Blood Wedding and Yerma