Excerpt from Wotan, Siegfried, and Brunnhilde

The truths which he tells are simple and universal, expressing the philosophy of all thinkers who have, through the ages, reiterated the message of wis dom in the ears of humanity. His art is as great as his genius, for it is a part of it, and as such bewilders those who expect the visible polish of lesser craftsmen.

Which must we reverence most: the genius which could create world-types such as his, giving us the divinity of Wotan, the humanity of Sieg fried, and the divinity in humanity of Brunnhilde, or the art which surrounds and connects these be ings in a tissue so fine and firm that nothing is forgotten, nothing is super¿uous, and every thread is woven with supreme purpose? We can only content ourselves with whole-hearted homage to both, for they are surely one.

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