Quote by Kristen Ashley

“I'm not Beethoven!”

— Jerry Garcia

“I'd like to hear your opinion on this piece of Beethoven. And remember, it is not Beethoven who is being examined here.”

— Paul Strathern

“He had said it bravely, and that is why one can trust Beethoven when he says other things.”

— E.M. Forster

“Lucien Knight was a walking, talking hang up, a beautiful mass of contradictions. He'd been single-minded in his mission to free her from her…

— Kitty French

“I know of only one composer who measures up to Beethoven, and that is Bruckner.”

— Richard Wagner

“He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime of your life in a cubicle, spending hours a day at a computer, in…

— Michael Finkel

“You can’t sing Beethoven from the neck up --- you’ll bleed! Beethoven is not precious. He’s prodigal as hell. He tramples all over nicety.…

— Robert Shaw

“It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime…

— Michael Finkel

“Beethoven... he is a miracle!”

— Alice Herz Sommer

“Vagueness spurred him into knight errantry.”

— E.M. Forster

“In these few minutes, I was Beethoven's captive and I couldn't have been a more willing participant.”

— Stormy Smith

“I’ve got this perception of Beethoven where he’s just, like, really pissed all the time. Yeah, ol’ Ludwig, he had a lot to pound…

— Hannah Johnson