But why? Why would God choose an obscene child to be His instrument? It was not to be believed! This piece had to be an accident. It had to be!... It better be!
Read more Antonio Salieri QuotesFrom: Amadeus
I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink-strokes at an absolute, inimitable beauty.
I heard the music of true forgiveness filling the theater, conferring on all who sat there, perfect absolution. God was singing through this little man to all the world, unstoppable, making my defeat more bitter with every passing bar.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Whom did they choose?Antonio Salieri: Herr Zummer.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Herr Zummer? But the man's a fool, he's a total mediocrity!Antonio Salieri: No, no, he has yet to achieve mediocrity.