“Music makes promises to the heart that nomere song could ever fulfill.”

“A blanket could be used to not only make promises, but fulfill them too. They're so soft and warm, how could they not be used in this manner?
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“He could tell by the way animals walked that they were keeping time to some kind of music. Maybe it was the song in their own hearts that they walked to.”

“To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.”

“History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled.”

“Could fulfillment ever be felt as deeply as loss?”