Phyllis Devlin

“Some fellow built a house here and wrote on it:
When I built my house I was very glad,
when I knew its cost I got very sad.
(During the night somebody scribbled right under it:)
Building a house takes a lot of loot,
and you should have known it,
you nincompoop.”
― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life

“They probably think because I am so small and young, nothing of greatness and class can come out of me; but they shall soon find out.”
― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life

“Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.”
― Mozart

“As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence, I have formed during the last few years such close relationships with this best and truest friend of mankind that death's image is not only no longer terrifying to me, but is indeed very soothing and consoling.”
― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart