"Oh, how miserable it is to have no one to share your sorrows and joys, and, when your heart is heavy, to have no soul to whom you can pour out your woes."

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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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