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    The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another . . . and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.

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When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that read more

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well, George, that's more nearly your size.'

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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Music Quotes,
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It's a marvelous feeling when someone says "I want to do this song of yours" because they've connected to it. read more

It's a marvelous feeling when someone says "I want to do this song of yours" because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after.

by Mary Chapin Carpenter Found in: Music Quotes,
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Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Music Quotes,
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Rugged the breast that music cannot tame.

Rugged the breast that music cannot tame.

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Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a read more

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.

by Mickey Spillane Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

by Bible Found in: Music Quotes,
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Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

Wagner's music is better than it sounds.

by Mark Twain Found in: Music Quotes,
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One (practitioner of science) is the educated man who still has a controlled sense of wonder before the universal mystery, read more

One (practitioner of science) is the educated man who still has a controlled sense of wonder before the universal mystery, whether it hides in a snail's eye or within the light that impinges on that delicate organ.

by Loren Eiseley Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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