Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.

The verbal poetic texture of Shakespeare is the greatest the world has known, and is immensely superior to the structure of his plays as plays.

When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder That such trivial people should muse and thunder In such lovely language.

Shakespeare is not our poet, but the world's; Therefore on him no speech!

When we speak of the aim and Art observable in Shakespeare's works, we must not forget that Art belongs to Nature; that it is, so to speak, self-viewing, self-…

In poetry there are two giants, rough Homer and fine Shakespere. In music likewise we have two giants, Beethoven, the thinker, and the superthinker Berlioz.

Music is for me like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate th…