Writing History Is A Method Of Getting

Stones Are Mute Teachers; They Silence The Observer, And The Most Valuable Lesson We Learn From Them We Cannot Communicate.

Mozart Is A Human Incarnation Of The Divine Force Of Creation.

I Had Toward The Poetic Art A Peculiar Relation Which Was Only Practical After I Had Cherished In My Mind For A Long Time A Subject Which Possessed Me, A Model Which Inspired Me, A Predecessor Who Attracted Me, Until At Length, After I Had Molded It

There Is A Politeness Of The Heart; This Is Closely Allied To Love.

Fret Not Over The Irretrievable, But Ever Act As If Thy Life Were Just Begun.