Carl Sandburg on music

A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.

Slang is the language which takes off its coat, spits on its hands⁠—and goes to work.

The Republic is a dream.
Nothing happens unless first a dream.

If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare1564–1616Twelfth Night (1601), Act I, scene i.In context

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Music makes one feel so romantic⁠—at least it always gets on one’s nerves⁠—which is the same thing nowadays.

Oscar Wilde1854–1900

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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.