Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Quotes

Art is not an end in itself, but a means of addressing humanity.

In poetry there are two giants, rough Homer and fine Shakespere. In music likewise we have two giants, Beethoven, the thinker, and the superthinker Berlioz.

Thanks to nanny, I've got a deep understanding of Russian tales.

I regard the people as a great being, inspired by a single idea. This is my problem. I strove to solve it in this opera.