I adore art . . . when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear.
Source: In Peter's Quotations, by Laurence J. Peter, 1977.
-- Giuseppe Verdi, (Oct 10 1813-1901), Italian composer; He was the leading opera composer in the 19th c.; his works include Rigoletto, 1851; Il trovatore, 1853; La traviata, 1853.