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
A good country song takes a page out of someone's life and puts it into music.
-Conway Twitty
Music evokes emotion and emotion can bring its memory.
-Oliver Sacks
Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
-Frank Zappa
"Real Frank Zappa Book"
Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
A musician's or artist's responsibility is a simple one, and that is, through your music to tell the truth.
-Tom Morello
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.
-John Borrowman
I didn't just hear music. It seemed as if I were part of the music.
-Don Piper
"90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life"
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
Music is the weapon in the war against unhappiness.
-Jason Mraz
