"Except for the violin pieces and a few of my orchestra pieces, all of my works from the Passacaglia on relate to the death of my mother."

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Source : Letter to Alban Berg, "Anton von Webern" by Malcolm Hayes, (p. 71), 1995.

Anton Webern

#Mother Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Orchestra Quotes

“Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of force, is necessarily erroneous.”
“I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality. This is the only way to achieve peace.”
“The Goddess doesn't enter us from outside; she emerges from deep within. She is not held back by what happened in the past. She is conceived in consciousness, born in love, and nurtured by higher thinking. She is integrity and value, created and sustained by the hard work of personal growth and the discipline of a life lived actively in hope.”
“Maybe I was worrying for nothing. Maybe it had just been casual for him, and I wouldn't even have to tell him it couldn't happen again. After all, the man was a couple hundred years older than me and a former gigolo. I certainly hadn't robbed him of his virginity.”
“All error, not merely verbal, is a strong way of stating that the current truth is incomplete.”
“I have been the most religious person since I was 2 years old. I always felt this crazy connection to God.”

Source : "Heidi Montag is now making music religiously" by Debbie Newman, www.mtv.com. June 30, 2008.
“Nikolai stroked her cheek, then wrapped her in his embrace. â€œYouâ€™re safe,â€ he said tenderly beside her ear. â€œIâ€™ve got you, and Iâ€™m going to keep you safe.”
“I'm 100 percent sure this is it. I know that I'll never play in the NHL again. It's not a hard decision. I think the hardest thing is you get a little emotional talking about your family. I couldn't have played any longer than I did and I accomplished what I wanted to.”

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