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Diary entry for 1931-03-02
... erlegen, wenn ihm schon schwer gefallen wäre, jemand darum anzugehen! Schenker is continuing the theme of how much money he is owed for having offered his services to friends without payment; the sum in question was to cover the printing costs of the third ...
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Diary entry for 1931-12-02
... gaining something for his life, for his social mobility; third, he finds no recipients for the applied wisdom he has received from me among the musicians who, like Hoboken himself, are distancing themselves from me on account of their lack of ability – I ...
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Diary entry for 1936-06-01
... witnessing the moon’s third quarter here, whereas the other hemisphere is seeing the first quarter – I flatter myself for having perceived this . At 5 o’clock, copper is still being loaded; we should have continued our voyage as early as 4 o’clock. The people ...
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Diary entry for 1936-08-06
... Antofagasta: they are Jews from Prague who have lost their fortune; they are travelling third-class – her husband is crying!! A Jewess from Košice, a resident of Santiago, is travelling toward her husband who is coming from the United States. A thoroughly ...
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Diary entry for 1936-08-09
... probably be made in a day. The film is interrupted before the third and final act; only aboard a ship can something like that happen. ...
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Diary entry for 1936-09-03
... is like to travel on an Italian steamer.” And after the evening meal the suitcase stands in the desired place!! I speak again with the German craftsman who is travelling by third class back to his hometown; and he tells me what I have heard from ...
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Diary entry for 1936-09-07
... : they belong to the vintners. I am riding in the third-class carriage, with five nuns; a great deal of spirituality has hitherto accompanied me, but little intellectuality. One of the sisters is very inquisitive; she is able to listen attentively and ...
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Diary entry for 1907-12-27
... class how they would orchestrate a bass tremolo. "In the bassoon," thought one; "in the cello," thought another. A third stammered shyly "I think ‒ timpani!" "What," cried Dvořák, "you smoke a Virginian cigar and go out with girls and yet you only ...
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Diary entry for 1912-09-30
... energy is sufficient. Letter from Mrs. Colbert of August 23. As a matter of principle, I shall not inquire of pupils as to whether they will come. I decided in her favor because her husband was informed, and it was the third time around. Should I forgo ...
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Diary entry for 1914-08-27
... cultivate the products of German intellect. It is hoped that Germany will now steer further along the course that it has now taken. Third urgent postcard to Mama, as two have gone unanswered. In recent days, a remark made by the English minister for trade ...