Music Quotes

Give me some music- music, moody food
Of us that trade in love. ~ Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare By the cigars they smoke, and the composers they love, ye shall know the texture of men's souls. ~ The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy She made up her mind to tell them to play loud--there was a lot of music in a cornet, if the man would only put his soul into it. ~ The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy "And now, Doctor, we've done our work, so it's time we had some play. A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony, and there are no red-headed clients to vex us with their conundrums." ~ The Red-Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Music oft hath such a charm to make bad good and good provoke to harm." ~ Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences. ~ The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Music is a good thing; and after all that soul-butter and hogwash I never see it freshen up things so, and sound so honest and bully. ~ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain "I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs, and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music." ~ The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot