I believe in God, Mozart and Beethoven, and likewise their disciples and apostles; - I believe in the Holy Spirit and the truth of the one, indivisible Art; - I believe that this Art proceeds from God, and lives within the hearts of all illumined men.
Richard WagnerWe must learn to die, and to die in the fullest sense of the word. The fear of the end is the source of all lovelessness
Richard WagnerAchievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries.
Richard Wagner