Applaud My Friends, The Comedy Is Over...

I Carry My Thoughts About Me For A Long Time, Often A Very Long Time, Before I Write Them Down; Meanwhile My Memory Is So Faithful That I Am Sure Never To Forget, Not Even In Years, A Theme That Has Once Occurred To Me.

I Know No Other Sign Of Superiority Than Goodness.

Tones Sound, And Roar And Storm About Me Until I Have Set Them Down In Notes.

I Am Resolved To Rise Superior To Every Obstacle. With Whom Need I Be Afraid Of Measuring My Strength? I Will Take Fate By The Throat. It Shall Not Overcome Me. O How Beautiful It Is To Be Alive - Would That I Could Live A Thousand Times!

Love, And Love Alone, Is Capable Of Giving Thee A Happier Life.