Lillian: She hasn't been fingered in a number of years. I do hope you'll be able to tighten the strings.
Jonah: I couldn't help but notice your bust ... on the desk, and the sheet music.
Dickie: It isn't poppycock, Lilian. Ever since Ludwig, it's been a decisive landmark. Beethoven, Dvorák, Schubert, Bruchner. After he ninth, they all went from composing to decomposing.