He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like music.
-James Joyce
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
Quotations
Music
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
-George Eliot
One good thing about music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
-Bob Marley
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
-Confucius
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
Good music always defeats bad luck.
-Jack Vance
Any good music must be an innovation
-Les Baxter
Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.
-John Erskine
Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.
-Karl Lagerfeld
Music for me, it demands full concentration.
-Paulo Coelho
