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
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"
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.
-Luanne Rice
"Summer of Roses"
Music is the art of thinking with sounds.
-Jules Combarieu
Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.
-Elvis Presley
Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.
-Bono
"On the Move"
Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.
-John Erskine
Music defines us, for it shapes our souls and minds.
-Jessica Carroll
Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme.
-Morrissey
