The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.
Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.
It was the East that should have sent us missionaries.
Living is a horizontal fall.
Stupidity is always astounding, no matter how often one encounters it.
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.