After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
-Aldous Huxley
"Music At Night: And Other Essays"
Quotations
Music
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
-Confucius
Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.
-Johann Sebastian Bach
In music, the passions enjoy themselves.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
"Beyond Good and Evil"
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.
-Michael Jackson
Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.
-John Erskine
Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you - everything makes music if you really want it to.
-Giles Andreae
Songs are as sad as the listener.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
