The Principal Fact Of Life Is The

A Friend Of Mine Tells Me That A Beethoven Symphony Can Solve For Him A Problem Of Conduct. I've No Doubt That It Does So Simply By Giving Him A Sense Of The Tragedy And The Greatness Of Human Destiny, Which Makes His Personal Anxieties Seem Small, Which Throws Them Into A New Proportion.

Religion Is Organized To Satisfy And Guide The Soul -- Politics Does The Same Thing For The Body.

For The Essential Thing About The Work Of Art Is That It Is Work, And Very Hard Work Too.

I Look Upon Life As A Gift From God. I Did Nothing To Earn It. Now That The Time Is Coming To Give It Back, I Have No Right To Complain.

I Write The Big Scenes First, That Is, The Scenes That Carry The Meaning Of The Book, The Emotional Experience.