Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

Of all my children, this is the one that cost me the worst birth-pangs and brought me the most sorrow; and for that reason it is the one most dear to me.

I shall seize fate by the throat.

Art always demands of us something new.

Good Morning, on July 7 My thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved I can only live wholly with you or not at all- Be calm my life, my all. Only by calm consideration of our existence can we achieve our purpose to live together. Oh continue to love me, never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever Thine Ever Mine Ever Yours

Music is indeed the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.