I am in the world only for the purpose of composing.
Franz Schubert.
“There is no such thing as happy music.”
“With a heart filled with endless love for those who scorned me, I wandered far away. For many and many a year I sang songs. Whenever I tried to sing of love, it turned to pain. And again, when I tr...”
“You believe happiness to be derived from the place in which once you have been happy, but in truth it is centered in ourselves.”
“Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.”
“I try to decorate my imagination as much as I can.”
“Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy.”
“Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.”
“Real haiku is the soul of poetry. Anything that is not actually present in one's heart is not haiku. The moon glows, flowers bloom, insects cry, water flows. There is no place we cannot find flower...”
“When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swords...”
“Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long dayAnd you've got the sandman at your door. But hang on, leave the TV on and lets do it anyway.Its ok. You can always sleep through work tomorrow. Ok?Hey, ...”
“The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.”
“Dont get stressed over the little things and make sure you live life to the fullest.”