Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination. |

My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me. |

Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. It has no power to represent anything particular or external, but it has a unique power to express inner states or feelings. Music can pierce the heart directly; it needs no mediation. |