22 Quotes by Clara Schumann

He gives me the impression of being a spoilt child.(on Liszt)

Composing gives me great pleasure... there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours of self-forgetfulness, when one lives in a world of sound.

I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.

There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.

Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling?

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

I wish to lead a life free from care, and I see that I shall be unhappy if I cannot always work at my art.

If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy.