"Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?"

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

"Musik höhere Offenbarung ist als alle Weisheit und Philosophie."

"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind …"

"...thus do I take my farewell of thee — and indeed sadly — yes that beloved hope — which I brought with me when I cam…"

"There ought to be but one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works, and from w…"

"Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear."

"I want to seize fate by the throat."

"Nur das Reine im Herzen kann eine gute Suppe machen."

"Fahre fort, übe nicht allein die Kunst, sondern dringe auch in ihr Inneres; sie verdient es, denn nur die Kunst und d…"