“Since man first appeared on earth, music came to him as a divine revelation from heaven, like a language that stands out among all languages. Music speaks to the heart with all that the heart has hidden within it; it is a conversation between hearts. It is like love; its power touches all people. The primitive ones sang it in the desert. Kings tremble at its sound within their palaces. Mothers who lost their child wove it with their sighs, becoming a lament that melted stones. People, in the frenzy of joy, placed it in their pleasures, becoming a hymn that sweetly relieved those suffering from misfortunes. It is like the sun that greets all the wildflowers with its rays” (Music).

“In my madness, I found freedom and serenity; the freedom of solitude and the serenity of those whom no one understands, for those who understand us enslave something within us…” (The Madman).

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]