“I see my life in terms of music.”

“I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music”

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”

“the only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats...”

“It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.”

“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.”

“How was I able to live alone before, my little everything? Without you I lack self-confidence, passion for work, and enjoyment of life--in short, without you, my life is no life.[Written to his wife, Mileva]”