Take Bach or Schubert: Their music was dedicated to God but filled and shaped their worldly lives. If you are a committed atheist, you lean back and miss all the richness of that history.
Martin WalserAs an atheist, you cannot fully make sense of the music, you have no explanation for the perennial motion and rhythm.
Martin WalserThose who use language and have nothing but language to express themselves live in a cage that cannot feel comfortable.
Martin Walser