To have the ability to withdraw into oneself and forget everything around one when one is creating - What, I think is the only requirement for being able to bring forth something beautiful. The whole thing is - a mystery.
Edvard GriegArtists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wantedto build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home
Edvard GriegWhen we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the old days we know what it means to have them.
Edvard Grieg