“Deceptions of the senses are the truths of perception.”

“If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.”

“Friede – wie Freundschaft – setzt Achtung voraus.”

“Intelligence is the lifeblood of the company”

“Leave off driving your composers. It might prove to be as dangerous as it is generally unnecessary. After all, composing cannot be turned out like spinning or sewing. Some respected colleagues (Bach, Mozart, Schubert) have spoilt the world terribly. But if we can’t imitate them in the beauty of their writing, we should certainly beware of seeking to match the speed of their writing. It would also be unjust to put all the blame on idleness alone. Many factors combine to make writing harder for us (my contemporaries), and especially me. If, incidentally, they would use us poets for some other purpose, they would see that we are thoroughly and naturally industrious dispositions . . . . I have no time: otherwise I should love to chat on the difficulty of composing and how irresponsible publishers are.”

“Intelligence is only useful if it`s used”

“I smile. "I thought time was nothing but an illusion."He takes in a raspy breath. "It was until i got more of it.”