Chopin was emotional, but not mawkish. Feeling is very far from sentimentality, The preulde tells of pain, not reverie. It hurts, but he doesn't show it.
Read more Charlotte Andergast QuotesFrom: Autumn Sonata
Are the daughter's miseries the mother's triumphs?
Is it so? Is the daughter's misfortune the mother's triumph? Is my grief your secret pleasure?
You're shut up inside yourself and always standing your own light.