"It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to unburden yourself to. You know what I mean. I tell my piano the things I used to tell you."

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Source: If Not God, Then What? Neuroscience, Aesthetics, and the Origins of the Transcendent. Book by Joshua Fost (p. 93), November 16, 2007.

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Frederic Chopin

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Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, known for his emotive piano works that express profound feelings of love and longing.

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