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"
Quotations
Music
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can't.
-Johnny Depp
The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.
-Luanne Rice
"Summer of Roses"
Music is the universal language of mankind.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The way I choose to show my feelings is through my songs.
-Marianne Faithfull
Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.
-John Erskine
Any good music must be an innovation
-Les Baxter
Songs are as sad as the listener.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
