... how terrible is the pain of the mind and heart when the freedom of mankind is suppressed!

Ah, the magic of music, with it, all things are possible.

If a man cannot serve two masters, neither can Christianity, or several thousand of them as the case may be.

Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world.

... The Book is more important than your plans for it. You have to go with what works for The Book - if your ideas appear hollow or forced when they are put on paper, chop them, erase them, pulverise them and start again. Don't whine when things are not going your way, because they are going the right way for The Book, which is more important. The show must go on, and so must The Book.

So it's true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.

Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome.