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“I know the Commies were choirboys by comparison—the Nazis at least had a modicum of appreciation for the art they plundered during their days here.”
― Bradford Morrow, The Prague Sonata

“The little Prelude in C Major that starts the set is one of Bach’s most famous and beloved pieces (it was reportedly a favorite of his, too), yet what appears to be a simple rippling up and down on chords disguises a complex interweaving of melodies.”
― Jan Swafford, Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music

“Lucas is happy. It’s not as hard as one might think to become, the hard part is just to keep being it. It’s hard because it’s so easy to get in your head that if you are to be happy, you have to be happy exactly all of the time. And who in the world has the energy for that? Happiness can be exhausting. Honestly, it’s most often enough to just not be the opposite.”
― Fredrik Backman, The Answer Is No

“To philosophize is to learn to live freely.”
― Klaus Vieweg, Hegel: The Philosopher of Freedom