If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon. - Johannes Brahms

If there is any one here tonight whom I have not offended, I apologize!

There is so much that is true in your letter — if not all— and I must confess that with remorse and regret; but with pleasure and satisfaction I realise how kind it is — only an angel like you could have written so kindly... Life is a wild polyphony, but often a good woman like you can bring about some exquisite resolution of its discords.

High on the mountain, deep in the valley, I greet you a thousandfold.