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"he greatly enjoyed “the fist act of everything which Wagner created, but the effect on me has been so powerful that one act was quite sufficient; whenever It witnessed two acts I have gone away physically exhausted; and whenever I have ventured an entire opera the result has been the next thing to suicide."" — May 24, 2026 12:41PM
"he greatly enjoyed “the fist act of everything which Wagner created, but the effect on me has been so powerful that one act was quite sufficient; whenever It witnessed two acts I have gone away physically exhausted; and whenever I have ventured an entire opera the result has been the next thing to suicide."" — May 24, 2026 12:41PM
It is our attentiveness that is in short supply, our ability and willingness to do the work that awe requires.
“Too many books being produced, that’s the problem. Most of them written by half-wits, atheists or sodomites, but God help us, we’re obliged to carry them all.”
― The House of Special Purpose
― The House of Special Purpose
“Those who live by electronics, die by electronics. Sic semper tyrannis.”
― Player Piano
― Player Piano
“Old money whispers, new money shouts:”
― The Robber Bride
― The Robber Bride
“After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own. Music always seems to me to produce that effect. It creates for one a past of which one has been ignorant, and fills one with a sense of sorrows that have been hidden from one’s tears.”
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“Not slaves,” said Halyard, chuckling patronizingly. “Citizens, employed by government.”
― Player Piano
― Player Piano
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