Beethoven/character

Famous quotes containing the words beethoven and/or character:

“No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.”
—Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827)

“The serial number of a human specimen is the face, that accidental and unrepeatable combination of features. It reflects neither character nor soul, nor what we call the self. The face is only the serial number of a specimen.”
—Milan Kundera (b. 1929)