Robert Browning on music

Love is energy of life.

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?

If music be the food of love, play on.

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

• Love

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

Oscar Wilde1854–1900

• Love

Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.