Its language is a language which the soul alone understands, but which the soul can never translate.
-Arnold Bennett
Quotations
Music
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
-Confucius
The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.
-W. H. Auden
"The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Prose, Volume III, 1949-1955"
Without music, life would be a mistake.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Music is to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.
-Kurt Vonnegut
Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme.
-Morrissey
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
Music is the weapon in the war against unhappiness.
-Jason Mraz
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring its memory.
-Oliver Sacks
