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You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.

Robert Schumann

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Robert Schumann
Age: 46 †
Born: 1810
Born: June 8
Died: 1856
Died: July 29
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Robert Alexander Schumann
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My indifference to money and my spendthrift ways are disgraceful. You have no idea how reckless I am how often I practically throw money out of the window. I am always making good resolutions, but the next minute I forget and give the waiter eightpence.
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I was a God-fearing child, innocent and physically attractive.
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We liked it or I didn't like it people say. As if it were nothing higher than to please the people!
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