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First the masters died, now their music is dying, because people only want to listen to pop, rock, and punk.

— Elfriede Jelinek The Piano Teacher (1988)

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Nothing is natural, yet everything is as it is by nature.

Wonderful, Wonderful Times (1990)

I don’t know if it’s enough for a whole life, a man wants to enjoy many women, a man is different.

Women As Lovers (1994)

Intellectuals will still go on emphasizing free will even when they’ve got nothing left to eat.

Wonderful, Wonderful Times (1990)

Happiness happens by chance, and is not a law or the logical consequences of actions.

Women As Lovers (1994)

Every child instinctively heads toward dirt and filth unless you pull it back.

The Piano Teacher (1988)

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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

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Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.

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Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges.

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