The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would bur…

- Robert Schumann

For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond.

- Robert Schumann

When you play, never mind who listens to you.

- Robert Schumann

Talent works, genius creates.

- Robert Schumann

When you play, do not trouble yourself as to who is listening. Yet always play as though a master listened to you.

- Robert Schumann

Remember, there are more people in the world than yourself. Be modest! You have not yet invented nor thought anything which others have not thought o…

- Robert Schumann

To compose is to remember music that has never been written.

- Robert Schumann

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

- Robert Schumann

Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm.

- Robert Schumann