“Fear death? - to feel the fog in my throat, the mist in my face”

“One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched”

“Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once”

“At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone”

“You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.”

“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.”