Tragedy absorbs the highest musical ecstasies, and thus brings music to a state of true perfection.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Quotations
Music
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
-Aldous Huxley
"Music At Night: And Other Essays"
I hate happy music that makes me sad. Sad music makes me happy.
-Ville Valo
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
-Martin Luther
Music is everywhere. It’s in the air between us, waiting to be sung.
-David Levithan
"How They Met and Other Stories"
Speaking unspoken words, music is a good way to say.
-Toba Beta
"Betelgeuse Incident"
One good thing about music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
-Bob Marley
I like great music, but who doesn’t? Oh yeah, deaf people.
-Jarod Kintz
"The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over."
Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.
-Jimmy Buffett "A Pirate Looks at Fifty"
Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.
-Alphonse De Lamartine
