Richard Wagner commenting on the music of Ludvig Van Beethoven: He was a Titan, wrestling with the Gods.

Men are not only together when they are with each other; even the distant and the dead live with us.

I know no other sign of superiority than Goodness.

Only art and science make us suspect the existence of life to a higher level, and maybe also instill hope thereof.

I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time... before writing them down... once I have grasped a theme. I shall not forget it even years later. I change many things, discard others, and try again and again until I am satisfied; then, in my head... [the work] rises, it grows, I hear and see the image n front of me from every angle... and only the labor of writing it down remains... I turn my ideas into tones that resound, roar, and rage until at last they stand before me in the form of notes.

After Rossini dies, who will be there to promote his music?

An artist is someone who has learned to trust in himself.