I love Italian opera - it's so reckless. Damn Wagner, and his bellowin…

D. H. Lawrence
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I love Italian opera - it's so reckless. Damn Wagner, and his bellowings at Fate and death. Damn Debussy, and his averted face. I like the Italians who run all on impulse, and don't care about their immortal souls, and don't worry about the ultimate. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, James T. Boulton (2002). The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, p.247, Cambridge University Press
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