It is my belief one should not belittle the artist; while, however glorious his fame may seem, his time on Mount Olympus as an honourable guest of Zeus is short. It's a pity, but all too eager will the common folk drag him from this etherial heights to the low and trodden earth.

Music is the mediator between the life of the senses and the life of the spirit.

The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery.

We all make mistakes, but everyone makes different mistakes

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

ever thine, ever mine, ever ours

Love demands all, and has a right to all.