Fritz Kreisler

Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find that my recollections of this period are very uneven and confused. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one by one, from sheer exhaustion. No murmur of complaint, however, would be heard. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were taking a cure. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and relaxation of police regulations. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

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