Truly, I think I should go mad if it weren't for music.

Право, было-бы от чего с ума сойти, если б не музыка.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Topic

Music

Author

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Source

Letters of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Medium

Letter

Language

Russian

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Composer

From

Russia Europe

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Citation

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich. "Letter to Nadezhda von Meck, 23 November/5 December 1877." http://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/Letter_659

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But what will become of men then? I asked him, without God and immortal life?

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Source
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Statement Type
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Time
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