[PW] Debussy quote

[Mike Germroth]

Dear Stumpers folks,

Sorry to bother you all, but our normal subscriber and poster, Shari Haber, is out recovering from abdominal surgery, so I thought I would post a question.  (Please reply to my email below, if you can).

We are looking for a possible Debussy quotation that goes, "I have these magnificent dreams, and then I have to think about quarter notes."  I looked in the standard quote books, music quote books, and a book of Debussy letters with no luck.  

I also emailed the American Library in Paris to see if they know of a French Debussy society/club/library, since there apparently is not one in the US.

Has anyone heard of this quote?  Might it be from another composer?  Any help/ideas would be appreciated.

Mike Germroth
MCLS Reference Center Supervisor
mgermroth at mcls.org
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