“All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.”
“Music resembles poetry, in eachAre nameless graces which no methods teach,And which a master hand alone can reach.”
“There is no music in hell, for all good music belongs to heaven.”
“The measure of one's love for good poetry and for good music is the hatred, the violent hatred, one feels for bad poetry and bad music.”
“There was something so best-musical-ever when people screamed and begged for mercy, and she could listen to a good musical all day.”
“I do think all good and evil comes from words. I have to tune myself into a good temper with something musical, and I run to a book as a child to its mother.”