“As melody is in music ornament is in architecture revelation of the poetic-principle, with character and significance.”

“Music is the melody whose text is the world.”

“Contour refers to the pattern of musical pitch in a melody—the sequence of ups or downs that the melody takes—regardless of the size of the interval.”

“In religions which have lost their creative spark, the gods eventually become no more than poetic motifs or ornaments for decorating human solitude and walls.”

“In all matters but particularly in architecture …that which is signified is the subject of which we may be speaking and that which gives significance is a demonstration on scientific principles. …One who professes himself an architect should be well versed in both directions.”

“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart..”

“Every man’s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself, and the more he tries to conceal himself the more clearly will his character appear in spite of him.”

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”

“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.”

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”