You have always given me more than I gave to you. . . . You were the wings on which I soared.
Source: To farewell concert audience; in Life, 5 Mar 51
-- Lotte Lehmann, (Feb 27 1888-1976), German opera singer; She was a lyric-dramatic soprano renowned for her performances of the songs of Robert Schumann and the role of Leonore in Beethoven's opera Fidelio.