The artist is lonesome and admits his solitude. - Elfriede Jelinek

weak are defeated by the strong in the world of Nature. A reed by the north wind, for instance. And silence by the forest.

if someone has a fate, then it's a man, if someone gets a fate, then it's a woman.

When discussing Bach’s six Brandenburg concertos, the artistically aware person usually states, among other things, that when these masterpieces were composed, the stars were dancing in heavens. God and his dwelling place are always involved whenever these people talk about Bach.