19 July 2010

Quotes & Memos(1) from Gustav Mahler: Memories and Letters (by Alma)

...He trusted people blindly, but once his eyes had been opened his distrist knew no bounds. ...

..."Now, what are you going to do about it if he proposes?"
"Accept," I said calmly.

...Suddenly he burst out:"It's not simple to marry a person like me. I am free and must be free. I cannot be bound, or tied to one spot. My job at the opera is simply from one day to the next." ...
A feeling of suffocation came over me. He laid down the law without thinking of consulting my feelings. After a moment's silence I said: "Of course. Don't forget that I am the child of artists and have always lived among artists. And, also, I'm one myself. What you say seems to me obvious." ...

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