“You are and have long been a good friend. The best, really. But this is sister. Think of all that we have shared as friends. It is furthest from my intentions to offend you, but surely you can understand that family must come before all else“

"The glow of success benefitted not only the young maestro. Surely the entire Mozart family would have felt the repercussions had their boys stay forever in Salrzbug" 

"But at dawn, the world had Hyacinth and we are all the richer for it. Yes Eloise, there are perhaps darker turns in these woods. There is light to be found at their end. And I know one day we both find it"

"I have always thought that an appreciation of the arts is what lifts us beyond mere animals. It stirs the passion and moves the spirit"

"You wish to follow your heart and i wish to nurture my mind" 

"Sweet child, many men make declarations of love when they want to make love. But rare is the man whose love remains true when the consequences of lovemaking are brought to his attention"

"It was not love at first sight for either of us. Romance was entirely out of question for both of us. But we found something greater. We found friendship"

"To meet a beautiful women is one thing, but to meet your best friend in the most beautiful of women is something entirely apart. I want her to be my wife"