"Miss Fanny Davies, who was studying with Madame Schumann at the same time as myself, is a very good example of easy m…"

"Music is now quite another thing for me than it used to be. How blissful, how full of longing it sounds; it is indesc…"

"I stood at the body of my dearly loved husband and was calm; all my feelings were of thankfulness to God that he was …"

"My heart bled as I said goodnight to Felix and went to the concert. The contrast was so dreadful. Throughout the enti…"

"With the exception of Madame Schumann there is no woman and there will not be any women employed in the Conservatory.…"

"How much one has to do to leave town with a few dollars! ...I arrive home, dead tired, at 11 or 12 o'clock [at night]…"

"I’ve been playing the songs by Liszt, with which you so surprised me, with great enthusiasm, especially “Gretchen,” “…"

"Eine Frau hat so vieles zu beachten, besonders muss sie eine gewisse Zurückgezogenheit behaupten, was sehr schwer ist…"

"Ein wahres Krähwinkel ist Dresden in musikalischer Beziehung und für den Künstler eine elende Existenz."

"Ach wie beneide ich immer Leipzig um seine Musik!"