The critics say that Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony has no form. They are wrong; it has the form of Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony.
Edward AbbeyRomanticism was more than merely an alternative to a sterile classicism; romanticism made possible, especially in art, a great expansion of the human consciousness.
Edward AbbeyA mother's sorrow is more true, honorable, and beautiful than the detachment of the sage.
Edward Abbey