Designing an opera by Mozart is like doing something for God - it's a labor of love. ~ Maurice Sendak
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Creating something for Mozart feels like a sacred task driven by deep affection rather than obligation.
- In plain terms
- Working on Mozart's music is hard but done with great love.
- What can you take from it?
- Passion turns difficult creative labor into something meaningful.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What work feels like a labor of love to you?
- How does love change effort?
Another view
Not all labor driven by love yields results.
More from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Does it not seem as if Mozart's works become fresher and fresher the oftener we hear them? ~ Robert Schumann
Permalink to quote #81 The best of Mozart's works cannot be even slightly rewritten without diminishment. ~ Peter Shaffer
Permalink to quote #83 A world that has produced a Mozart is a world worth saving. What a picture of a better world you have given us, Mozart! ~ Franz Schubert
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